| Summary: | On June 28, 1959, his daughter, Viola Hyatt, killed the Harper brothers, who lived in a trailer was 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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