Investigators Arthur Mason and Ben Allen examining an axe that Viola Hyatt used in the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Mason is seated in a car, holding the axe. 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 "...
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Photographs Investigators Arthur Mason and Ben Allen examining an axe that Viola Hyatt used in the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper in Calhoun County, Alabama. Dean, Norman |
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Photographs Allen, Ben; Mason, Arthur F.; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Anniston (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.) |
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Mason is seated in a car, holding the axe. 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_17BN0003435Investigators Arthur Mason and Ben Allen examining an axe that Viola Hyatt used in the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper in Calhoun County, Alabama.Mason is seated in a car, holding the axe. 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, Ben; Mason, Arthur F.; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Anniston (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/124857 |
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Investigators Arthur Mason and Ben Allen examining an axe that Viola Hyatt used in the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper in Calhoun County, Alabama. |
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Investigators Arthur Mason and Ben Allen examining an axe that Viola Hyatt used in the murders of Lee and Emmett Harper in Calhoun County, Alabama. |
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Dean, Norman |
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Dean, Norman |
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