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Lover of animals, movies, and seekers of justice for the innocent. True crime writer and author of The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer: James Waybern "Red" Hall. www.facebook.com/TheArkansasHitchhikeKiller
RIP Val Kilmer. He was one of the best.
April 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
RIP Val Kilmer. He was one of the best.
Join me and other authors for Author Fest at Bean’s Books on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Pickles Gap Village, 315 US 65, Conway, Arkansas. Come by and see me, just to talk or buy a signed copy of my true crime book, The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer: James Waybern “Red” Hall.
March 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Join me and other authors for Author Fest at Bean’s Books on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Pickles Gap Village, 315 US 65, Conway, Arkansas. Come by and see me, just to talk or buy a signed copy of my true crime book, The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer: James Waybern “Red” Hall.
2/2/1922: Henry Peavey, houseman, found the body of actor/director William Desmond Taylor. He had been shot to death. Suspects: Peavey, a previous valet, actress Mary Miles Minter, and Minter’s mother; but no one was ever charged with the crime. #truecrime #murdermystery #movies #moviestars
February 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
2/2/1922: Henry Peavey, houseman, found the body of actor/director William Desmond Taylor. He had been shot to death. Suspects: Peavey, a previous valet, actress Mary Miles Minter, and Minter’s mother; but no one was ever charged with the crime. #truecrime #murdermystery #movies #moviestars
On this day in 1759, the great Scottish poet #RobertBurns was born. Among his best known works are “Auld Lang Syne,” “A Red, Red Rose,” and “To a Louse.” He died from a heart infection at the age of 37. #poetry #poems #Literature
January 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
On this day in 1759, the great Scottish poet #RobertBurns was born. Among his best known works are “Auld Lang Syne,” “A Red, Red Rose,” and “To a Louse.” He died from a heart infection at the age of 37. #poetry #poems #Literature
On January 25, 1947, Al Capone died at his home as a result of syphilis. He was 48 years old. The once powerful gangster had served time in Alcatraz for income tax evasion but was never convicted of the many mob hits he ordered. #truecrime #gangsters
January 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On January 25, 1947, Al Capone died at his home as a result of syphilis. He was 48 years old. The once powerful gangster had served time in Alcatraz for income tax evasion but was never convicted of the many mob hits he ordered. #truecrime #gangsters
1/15/1974: Dennis Rader, aka BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill), claimed his first victims in Wichita, Kansas, when he murdered four members of the Joseph Otero family. Eventually, Rader was traced through a floppy disk he sent to a TV station. He is now serving life without parole. #TrueCrime #SerialKillers
January 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
1/15/1974: Dennis Rader, aka BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill), claimed his first victims in Wichita, Kansas, when he murdered four members of the Joseph Otero family. Eventually, Rader was traced through a floppy disk he sent to a TV station. He is now serving life without parole. #TrueCrime #SerialKillers
In the wee morning hours of January 15, 1978, Ted Bundy murdered Margaret Elizabeth Bowman and Lisa Janet Levy in Florida State University’s Chi Omega sorority house. He was caught the following month but only after he killed 12-year-old Kimberly Leach. #TrueCrime #SerialKillers
January 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In the wee morning hours of January 15, 1978, Ted Bundy murdered Margaret Elizabeth Bowman and Lisa Janet Levy in Florida State University’s Chi Omega sorority house. He was caught the following month but only after he killed 12-year-old Kimberly Leach. #TrueCrime #SerialKillers
1/15/1947: The horribly mutilated body of Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia, was found in Los Angeles. Her upper body was severed from the lower, & all her blood had been drained. It takes a strong stomach to look at photos of the butcher’s work. #truecrime #murdermystery
January 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
1/15/1947: The horribly mutilated body of Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia, was found in Los Angeles. Her upper body was severed from the lower, & all her blood had been drained. It takes a strong stomach to look at photos of the butcher’s work. #truecrime #murdermystery
For those of us in the US who already loved Canada, #JustinTrudeau made us love it just a little bit more. I miss him already. #Canada
January 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
For those of us in the US who already loved Canada, #JustinTrudeau made us love it just a little bit more. I miss him already. #Canada
1/4/1963: A dynamite explosion rocked The Vapors, a nightclub in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was one in a series of bombings between rival casinos that occurred throughout the Spa City between 1963/1968. No deaths but several injuries. the case was never solved. #gangsters #truecrime
January 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
1/4/1963: A dynamite explosion rocked The Vapors, a nightclub in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was one in a series of bombings between rival casinos that occurred throughout the Spa City between 1963/1968. No deaths but several injuries. the case was never solved. #gangsters #truecrime
1/4/1964: #MarySullivan, 19, became the last #murder victim attributed to Albert DeSalvo, aka the #BostonStrangler. #truecrime #serialkillers
January 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
1/4/1964: #MarySullivan, 19, became the last #murder victim attributed to Albert DeSalvo, aka the #BostonStrangler. #truecrime #serialkillers
This is our Minnie and her Magua Bear. Minnie died suddenly over 14 years ago, but her little light shone brightly. Magua Bear was named for the character so memorably portrayed by Wes Studi in The Last of the Mohicans. #dogs #pets #movies #WesStudi #TheLastOfTheMohicans
December 30, 2024 at 10:54 PM
This is our Minnie and her Magua Bear. Minnie died suddenly over 14 years ago, but her little light shone brightly. Magua Bear was named for the character so memorably portrayed by Wes Studi in The Last of the Mohicans. #dogs #pets #movies #WesStudi #TheLastOfTheMohicans
I’m endorsing the movie #CrescentCity. Don’t believe the bad reviews that all sound like they were written by the same person who has a grudge against Terrence Howard & the whole state of Arkansas. It’s a good movie with plot points that dovetail for a satisfying finale. #movies #MovieReviews
December 29, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I’m endorsing the movie #CrescentCity. Don’t believe the bad reviews that all sound like they were written by the same person who has a grudge against Terrence Howard & the whole state of Arkansas. It’s a good movie with plot points that dovetail for a satisfying finale. #movies #MovieReviews
12/26/1964: Ian Brady & Myra Hindley kidnapped, tortured, and killed 10 year-old Lesley Ann Downey. They slew 4 other children & died in prison. See No Evil: The Moors Murders is a good movie about the crimes, and Beyond Belief by Emlyn Williams is an excellent book about them. #TrueCrime
December 26, 2024 at 6:49 PM
12/26/1964: Ian Brady & Myra Hindley kidnapped, tortured, and killed 10 year-old Lesley Ann Downey. They slew 4 other children & died in prison. See No Evil: The Moors Murders is a good movie about the crimes, and Beyond Belief by Emlyn Williams is an excellent book about them. #TrueCrime
12/26/2008: Sunny von Bulow died after being in a hypoglycemic coma since 1980. Her husband, Claus von Bulow, was accused of injecting her with insulin & was tried twice for attempted murder but was exonerated. The drama inspired the movie Reversal of Fortune. #mystery #movies
December 26, 2024 at 6:09 PM
12/26/1996: 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her Colorado home. A bungled investigation failed to find the perpetrator, but the attempted molestation of another little girl who attended the same dance school as JonBenet would seem like a good suspect. #TrueCrime
December 26, 2024 at 5:50 PM
12/26/1996: 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her Colorado home. A bungled investigation failed to find the perpetrator, but the attempted molestation of another little girl who attended the same dance school as JonBenet would seem like a good suspect. #TrueCrime
The Bravados is a good western that my husband and I recently discovered.
December 26, 2024 at 4:48 PM
The Bravados is a good western that my husband and I recently discovered.
“Every Superstate has one iron rule: logic is an enemy and the truth is a menace.” --- Rod Serling, screenwriter & TV host, 12/25/1924 - 6/28/1975.
December 25, 2024 at 5:45 PM
“Every Superstate has one iron rule: logic is an enemy and the truth is a menace.” --- Rod Serling, screenwriter & TV host, 12/25/1924 - 6/28/1975.
A spring day at Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Missouri.
December 14, 2024 at 12:21 AM
A spring day at Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Missouri.
Rainy evening in Arkansas. Perfect movie for a rainy evening? Seance on a Wet Afternoon.
December 13, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Rainy evening in Arkansas. Perfect movie for a rainy evening? Seance on a Wet Afternoon.
Barney says, "Happy National Flossing Day!"
November 29, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Barney says, "Happy National Flossing Day!"
Happy National Flossing Day! And while we're thinking of beautiful smiles, let's play homage to William Addis, who invented the modern toothbrush in 1780.
November 29, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Happy National Flossing Day! And while we're thinking of beautiful smiles, let's play homage to William Addis, who invented the modern toothbrush in 1780.
Barney says, "Hi!"
November 23, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Barney says, "Hi!"