Chief investigator W. L. Allen processing evidence found while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.
He is labeling a box holding a pair of underwear worn by one of them men the night they were killed (deputies found the garment was found 2.5 miles west of Piedmont). On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harper brothers, who lived in a trailer on her family's farm in Calhoun County. Before...
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Photographs Chief investigator W. L. Allen processing evidence found while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama. Dean, Norman |
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Photographs Allen, W. L.; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Calhoun County (Ala.) |
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He is labeling a box holding a pair of underwear worn by one of them men the night they were killed (deputies found the garment was found 2.5 miles west of Piedmont). 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 |
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BN0003435_05BN0003435Chief investigator W. L. Allen processing evidence found while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.He is labeling a box holding a pair of underwear worn by one of them men the night they were killed (deputies found the garment was found 2.5 miles west of Piedmont). 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 News59-04185Allen, W. L.; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; 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/124749 |
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Chief investigator W. L. Allen processing evidence found while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama. |
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Chief investigator W. L. Allen processing evidence found while investigating the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama. |
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Dean, Norman |
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