Pucker Up

The 5 best makeout spots in Fort Worth to steal a kiss

It's not as romantic as, say, Paris, but Fort Worth has some surprisingly amorous spots around town that are perfect for a little makeout session. Here are five spots to pucker up in Cowtown.

Around the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
With 22 specialized gardens and 110 acres of land, the possibilities are endless when it comes to picking somewhere to duck away and steal a kiss. Proposals and weddings happen here all the time, so you just know there are a few grade-A hidden pockets where previous couples have had smooch success.

Inside the planetarium at UT Arlington
Making out under the stars is romantic — if you can see them amid the city lights, that is. The planetarium at UTA has a 60-foot projector that streams shows like Texas Stargazing to a Pink Floyd concert soundtrack. The building is dark, air-conditioned, and offers comfy seating, and who can resist "Dark Side of the Moon?"

In a Brazos Carriage around Sundance Square
Say "horse-drawn carriage," and chances are your sweetie will appreciate the courtly vibe so much you'll be rewarded with some snuggling. You can also learn about the history of Fort Worth’s Sundance Square when you're not focused on each other. Reservations are $45 per couple.

At Coyote Drive-In
Does it get much more classic than making out at the drive-in movies? Coyote offers the latest blockbusters in the comfort of your own car — and we'll let your imagination take it from there.

By the Fort Worth Water Gardens
The privacy factor may not be strong here, but the surrounding cascade of water is good for masking those sweet nothings you're whispering in each other's ears. And if you feel the need to, ahem, move to somewhere a little more secluded, just hop back up to the beginning of this list.

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Death Penalty

Tarrant County man gets death for murder of convenience store owner

Tarrant County Sheriff's Office

Christopher Turner

A man received the death penalty for his 2020 cold-blooded execution of a convenience store owner.

According to a release from the office of Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a Tarrant County jury sentenced Christopher Karon Turner, 48, to death on November 20 for executing convenience store owner Anwar Ali during a robbery. Tarrant County Assistant District Attorneys Charles Boulware and Allenna Bangs represented the state.

On March 27, 2020, at around 6:15 am, Turner, a convicted felon, wore a surgical mask and a glove and entered the Super Big Country Mart in an unincorporated area of Tarrant County south of Fort Worth. There, he held a gun to the back of Anwar Ali, the 62-year-old store owner, and walked him through the store.

Ali did everything Turner demanded, including opening the cash register to give him money. And yet Turner forced Ali into the bathroom and onto his knees, and shot him in the neck. Ali was discovered, dead in the bathroom, about an hour later.

Turner fled the store in Ali's Toyota minivan with the money from the register and Ali's wallet. In the van, he found more than $50,000 cash in a black bag. Over the next few days, Turner went on a shopping spree, buying cars, jewelry, drugs, clothes, and more. He and others used cash and a credit card that belonged to Ali.

Turner fled to Colorado where U.S. Marshals arrested him. On his body they found a firearm which was determined to be the murder weapon.

"This was a premeditated, cold-blooded murder," Boulware told the jury. "From the moment he was charged with this crime, he has tried to escape responsibility."

Bangs noted that before this trial began, Turner obtained the names of jurors and their telephone numbers, and gave them to an inmate charged with murder. At the trial on November 20, as Bangs addressed the jury, Turner tried to hold up a sign to the jury but was handcuffed by Sheriff's deputies who removed him from the courtroom, while he yelled out "she lied."

Ali came to the United States from Pakistan decades ago to pursue the American dream. Ali's son, Hussein, spoke in the courtroom after the death penalty was announced. "Thank you for giving us justice," Ali said. "I hope there are no more devils like this person."