Investigators standing outside the trailer where brothers Lee and Emmett Harper lived in White Plains, Alabama.

On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harpers, whose 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...

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Main Author: Dean, Norman
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124894
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
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Investigators standing outside the trailer where brothers Lee and Emmett Harper lived in White Plains, Alabama.
Dean, Norman
fulltopic Photographs
Buildings; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Mobile homes; White Plains (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.)
description On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harpers, whose 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. For more details about the case, see https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html
spelling BN0003435_24BN0003435Investigators standing outside the trailer where brothers Lee and Emmett Harper lived in White Plains, Alabama.On June 28, 1959, Viola Hyatt killed the Harpers, whose 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. For more details about the case, see https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html 1959-071950-1959Dean, NormanBirmingham News59-04185Buildings; Criminal investigations; Homicides; Law enforcement officers; Mobile homes; White Plains (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/124894
title Investigators standing outside the trailer where brothers Lee and Emmett Harper lived in White Plains, Alabama.
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