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#42 - The Texarkana Phantom Killer: The Unsolved Moonlight Murders
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In 1946, the quiet Texas-Arkansas border town of Texarkana was rocked by a wave of brutal attacks that left five people dead and an entire community gripped by fear as a faceless predator the press dubbed "The Phantom Killer" was on the loose. Young couples on lovers’ lanes were brutally ambushed, the town descended into panic, and vigilantes armed themselves as if war was coming again.
Join Kyle and Nate as they dive into the infamous Texarkana Moonlight Murders; unpacking the crimes, the chaos, and the suspects. Along the way, they’ll break down what really happened to Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey, the bizarre discovery of Betty Jo Booker’s missing saxophone, and the still-unsolved killing of Virgil Starks.
Was this the work of a single serial killer? A serial killer & a copycat? Or something even stranger? Grab your cinnamon toast crunch box tops and join us as we try to solve this sumbitch once and for all.
SOURCES
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/texarkana-moonlight-murders-4478/
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/the-phantom-menace-6392880
https://web.archive.org/web/20151217142752/http://txktoday.com/news/phantom-killer-brings-terror-to-texarkana-69-years-ago-tonight/
https://aymag.com/texarkanas-famous-phantom-killer-part-1/
https://aymag.com/texarkanas-famous-phantom-killer-part-2/
https://aymag.com/texarkanas-famous-phantom-killer-part-3/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders
EPISODE CREDITS:
Written & Researched by Nate
Hosted by Kyle & Nate
Produced by: Nate
Instagram: @supermysterybros
YouTube: @SuperMysteryBrosPodcast
Email: [email protected]
49 episodes
Manage episode 504791280 series 3403661
In 1946, the quiet Texas-Arkansas border town of Texarkana was rocked by a wave of brutal attacks that left five people dead and an entire community gripped by fear as a faceless predator the press dubbed "The Phantom Killer" was on the loose. Young couples on lovers’ lanes were brutally ambushed, the town descended into panic, and vigilantes armed themselves as if war was coming again.
Join Kyle and Nate as they dive into the infamous Texarkana Moonlight Murders; unpacking the crimes, the chaos, and the suspects. Along the way, they’ll break down what really happened to Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Larey, the bizarre discovery of Betty Jo Booker’s missing saxophone, and the still-unsolved killing of Virgil Starks.
Was this the work of a single serial killer? A serial killer & a copycat? Or something even stranger? Grab your cinnamon toast crunch box tops and join us as we try to solve this sumbitch once and for all.
SOURCES
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/texarkana-moonlight-murders-4478/
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/the-phantom-menace-6392880
https://web.archive.org/web/20151217142752/http://txktoday.com/news/phantom-killer-brings-terror-to-texarkana-69-years-ago-tonight/
https://aymag.com/texarkanas-famous-phantom-killer-part-1/
https://aymag.com/texarkanas-famous-phantom-killer-part-2/
https://aymag.com/texarkanas-famous-phantom-killer-part-3/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders
EPISODE CREDITS:
Written & Researched by Nate
Hosted by Kyle & Nate
Produced by: Nate
Instagram: @supermysterybros
YouTube: @SuperMysteryBrosPodcast
Email: [email protected]
49 episodes
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