Evidence of a Single Tire

Many murder case convictions often rest upon one single piece of evidence to convict a person. Often it’s surprising what that evidential piece entails. In the Hunt murders, one piece of evidence turned out to be a single Lee Tire. Yes – a tire! It was not long ago that I came across this Lee…

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One of the oldest Hilton Hotel’s – haunted?

Since researching the attempted murder and murder trials around the Hunt killings I’ve passed by the former Hilton Hotel in Plainview, TX many times. This hotel opened in 1929. It was the sixth hotel Conrad Hilton built for Hilton Hotels. It’s been reported the hotel is haunted. Remaining curtains move with breeze like motions as…

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A Research Ghost

How many people can actually state with certainty they have had a ghostly encounter? Probably a lot. How many historical researchers can state with certainty they encountered a ghost during their research? Probably the latter list would be a very short one. Every time I look at this photo I’m reminded of my ghost encounter…

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What Old Medical Records Reveal

  Imagine being a three-year-old little boy getting your hand mangled in an accident. Imagine it’s the late 1930s to early 1940s and the closest doctor is nearly 10 miles away. Imagine a rural county doctor performs nothing less than a miracle to save your life. After my first presentation on the Hunt murders at…

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