Copy photographs of brothers Emmett and Lee Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.

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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Main Author: Dean, Norman
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124858
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Copy photographs of brothers Emmett and Lee Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Dean, Norman
fulltopic Photographs
Hyatt, Viola Virginia, 1929-2000; Harper, Emmett, 1914-1959; Harper, Lee Ander, 1906-1959; Homicides
description 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
spelling BN0003435_02BN0003435Copy 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 "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 News59-04185Hyatt, Viola Virginia, 1929-2000; Harper, Emmett, 1914-1959; Harper, Lee Ander, 1906-1959; HomicidesStill imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 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/124858
title Copy photographs of brothers Emmett and Lee Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.
titleStr Copy photographs of brothers Emmett and Lee Harper, who were killed by Viola Hyatt in Calhoun County, Alabama.
author Dean, Norman
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