{"id":2018,"date":"2021-08-30T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2021-10-24T16:26:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T20:26:04","slug":"episode-5-texarkana-moonlight-murders-the-phantom-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/mythology-folklore\/episode-5-texarkana-moonlight-murders-the-phantom-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 5: Texarkana Moonlight Murders + the Phantom Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular has-rounded-corners-3\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:15.65752%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"245\" data-id=\"2035\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?attachment_id=2035\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2-Attack-1-Jimmy-Hollis.jpg\" data-width=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2-Attack-1-Jimmy-Hollis.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:35.92813%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1013\" data-id=\"2044\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?attachment_id=2044\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-Texarkana-Postcard-1940s-2.jpg\" data-width=\"1608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-Texarkana-Postcard-1940s-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:18.19727%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"760\" data-id=\"2050\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?attachment_id=2050\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9-Charles-B.-Pierce-1.png\" data-width=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9-Charles-B.-Pierce-1.png?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:30.21708%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"375\" data-id=\"2041\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/?attachment_id=2041\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/11-The-Hook-1.jpeg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.mostfoulpod.com\/cast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/11-The-Hook-1.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week Andrew + Kirsten discuss one of the most heinous crimes in Texas history, which remains unsolved 75 years later. See how this lesser-known serial case, changed the fabric of a community and created ripples in our culture that persist today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crime Scene Locations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/4\/embed?mid=1L3PqsvPZ_LX0HUxXfQnkzeLvzSFRytpy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"250\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Be a doll. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Az1uba\">Subscribe<\/a> wherever you listen to podcasts and then rate and review us at <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3jQAHBc\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. It makes a huge difference in getting the pod noticed. And we want to be low-key famous, TBH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you really stan us, pick up some cool merch from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AsZBg5\">store<\/a> or go on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wl1kkm\">Patreon<\/a> and become a backer. We\u2019ll be doling out bonus eps, fun downloadables, Patreon exclusive merch, and merch discounts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, follow us everywhere <strong>@mostfoulpod<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We appreciate the hell out of you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Featured photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@kent_pilcher\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@kent_pilcher\"><em>Kent Pilcher<\/em><\/a>, via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Listener Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/get-help\">RAINN (Rape, Abuse &amp; Incest National Network) Get Help Page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsvrc.org\/\">National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/victimconnect.org\/learn\/types-of-crime\/sexual-assault\/\">Victim Connect Resource Center<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texarkana_metropolitan_area\">Texarkana metropolitan area &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders\">Texarkana Moonlight Murders &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Youell_Swinney\">Youell Swinney &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/the-culture\/texarkana-murder-mystery\/\">Texarkana Murder Mystery &#8211; Texas Monthly<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wickedhorror.com\/features\/true-life-horror\/real-life-cold-case-behind-the-town-that-dreaded-sundown\/\">The Town that Dreaded Sundown [The True Story Behind the Film]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/morbidology.com\/the-texarkana-moonlight-murders\/\">The Texarkana Moonlight Murders \u2022 Morbidology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texarkanagazette.com\/news\/texarkana\/story\/2016\/apr\/14\/phantom-killer-attacks-part-ii\/420867\/\">Phantom Killer Attacks: PART II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/\">Newspapers.com &#8211; Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">Ancestry\u00ae | Genealogy, Family Trees &amp; Family History Records<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/review\/R2WLM17O239069\">Book has glaring omissions, obvious fabrications, suspicious claims, is misleading, and is poorly documented &#8211; A Review of James Presley\u2019s The Phantom Killer (2014)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texaspsychiatry.com\/DidDoodieDoIt.htm\">Did Doodie Do It?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/182527231925106\">Texarkana Phantom Killer Theorum (Theory Forum)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2013\/01\/town-that-dreaded-sunset-remake-set-mgm-ryan-murphy-407554\/\">Ryan Murphy And Jason Blum To Produce MGM Remake \u2018The Town That Dreaded Sundown\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Town_That_Dreaded_Sundown_(2014_film)\">The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014 film) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_B._Pierce\">Charles B. 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