State investigator Arthur Mason and public safety director Floyd Mann in Andalusia, Alabama, to meet with relatives of the Lee and Emmett Harper, who had been killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County.

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
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124742
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collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
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State investigator Arthur Mason and public safety director Floyd Mann in Andalusia, Alabama, to meet with relatives of the Lee and Emmett Harper, who had been killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County.
Dean, Norman
fulltopic Photographs
Mason, Arthur F.; Mann, Floyd, 1920-1996; Airplanes; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Andalusia (Ala.); Covington 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. For more details about the case, see https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html
spelling BN0003435_11BN0003435State investigator Arthur Mason and public safety director Floyd Mann in Andalusia, Alabama, to meet with relatives of the Lee and Emmett Harper, who had been killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County.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. For more details about the case, see https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html 1959-071950-1959Dean, NormanBirmingham News59-04185Mason, Arthur F.; Mann, Floyd, 1920-1996; Airplanes; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Andalusia (Ala.); Covington 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/124742
title State investigator Arthur Mason and public safety director Floyd Mann in Andalusia, Alabama, to meet with relatives of the Lee and Emmett Harper, who had been killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County.
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