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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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124792 |
