Copy photographs of brothers Emmett and Lee Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.
The top image includes, who dated one of the brothers. On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harpers, 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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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124858 |
Summary: | The top image includes, who dated one of the brothers. On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harpers, 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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