“Fatal Bullets and the Search for Justice” is a three-part book. Part I details the murders of Dr. Roy and Mae Hunt and F. A. Loyd. Chapter One is titled: Dark Shadows and briefly introduces the horrific murders of Dr. Roy and Mae Hunt in October 1943 and establishes the basic forensics available to police…
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The Hunt Story: Prologue – an excerpt…
The Prologue (An excerpt from “Fatal Bullets and the Search for Justice”) This chapter introduces the foundations for this book and how I came across this story while researching my own family history. I have been asked the question many times, “Why did you become interested in this murder story?” Normally, a second question follows,…
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In October 1943 when Dr. Roy and Mae Hunt are found brutally murdered and disturbingly tied in their bed in a West Texas town, two suspects emerged in the slayings, but solving their murders came down to a bungled investigation and weak forensics, even the fatal bullet that took Roy’s life disappeared. Adding to…
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