Martin and Jessie Hyatt on the porch of their home in White Plains, Alabama, during the investigation into the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper.
On June 28, 1959, their daughter, Viola Hyatt, had 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 sh...
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Photographs Martin and Jessie Hyatt on the porch of their home in White Plains, Alabama, during the investigation into the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper. Dean, Norman |
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Photographs Hyatt, Martin B.; Hyatt, Jessie; Criminal investigations; Homicides; White Plains (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.) |
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On June 28, 1959, their daughter, Viola Hyatt, had 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 18, 1959, with the following caption: "Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hyatt watch search / Viola's parents remained on their porch during most of the search." 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_13BN0003435Martin and Jessie Hyatt on the porch of their home in White Plains, Alabama, during the investigation into the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper.On June 28, 1959, their daughter, Viola Hyatt, had 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 18, 1959, with the following caption: "Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hyatt watch search / Viola's parents remained on their porch during most of the search." 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, Martin B.; Hyatt, Jessie; Criminal investigations; Homicides; 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/124792 |
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Martin and Jessie Hyatt on the porch of their home in White Plains, Alabama, during the investigation into the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper. |
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Martin and Jessie Hyatt on the porch of their home in White Plains, Alabama, during the investigation into the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper. |
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