State investigator Arthur Mason talking with Viola Hyatt at her family's farm in White Plains, Alabama, while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper.

On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harper brothers, who lived in a trailer on her family's farm in Calhoun County. Before her confession, the case was known as the "Torso Murders," and the victims were called "Mr. X" and "Mr. Y." Hyatt shot both men in the fa...

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Main Author:	Dean, Norman
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124728

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs State investigator Arthur Mason talking with Viola Hyatt at her family's farm in White Plains, Alabama, while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper. Dean, Norman
fulltopic	Photographs Hyatt, Viola Virginia, 1929-2000; Mason, Arthur F.; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Prisoners; White Plains (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.)
description	On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harper brothers, who lived in a trailer on her family's farm in Calhoun County. Before her confession, the case was known as the "Torso Murders," and the victims were called "Mr. X" and "Mr. Y." Hyatt shot both men in the face, and then cut off their arms legs before scattering their remains in St. Clair and Etowah Counties. This photograph appeared in the Birmingham News on July 17, 1959, with the following caption: "Viola Hyatt chats with investigators at murder scene / She showed A. F. Mason where she chopped bodies in front of house trailer." For more details about the case, see https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html
spelling	BN0003435_20BN0003435State investigator Arthur Mason talking with Viola Hyatt at her family's farm in White Plains, Alabama, while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper.On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harper brothers, who lived in a trailer on her family's farm in Calhoun County. Before her confession, the case was known as the "Torso Murders," and the victims were called "Mr. X" and "Mr. Y." Hyatt shot both men in the face, and then cut off their arms legs before scattering their remains in St. Clair and Etowah Counties. This photograph appeared in the Birmingham News on July 17, 1959, with the following caption: "Viola Hyatt chats with investigators at murder scene / She showed A. F. Mason where she chopped bodies in front of house trailer." For more details about the case, see https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html 1959-071950-1959Dean, NormanBirmingham News59-04185Hyatt, Viola Virginia, 1929-2000; Mason, Arthur F.; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Prisoners; White Plains (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124728
title	State investigator Arthur Mason talking with Viola Hyatt at her family's farm in White Plains, Alabama, while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper.
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State investigator Arthur Mason talking with Viola Hyatt at her family's farm in White Plains, Alabama, while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper.

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