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 "...
Main Author: | Dean, Norman |
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Format: | Electronic |
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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/124857 |
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