In May of 1946, a violent crime unfolds just outside of Texarkana. A farm owner and his wife are shot multiple times by a mysterious attacker, who seems to have disappeared into thin air.

While the assault bears a resemblance to a recent string of murders in Texas, it features a number of notable outliers; outliers which make investigators hesitant to officially name it a part of the recent spree.

Over the next several decades, this case would grow cold. The murders would inspire an endless amount of theories, urban legends, copycats, and even a cult film, but the perpetrator - Texarkana's mysterious "Phantom Killer" - would never be identified.

Part two of two

 

Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

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This episode features a promo from my buddy Erica, who hosts the podcast Southern Fried True Crime

 

Music Credits

Andrew Reddy - "Ossuary"

Astral Shit - "Vindicta (Lost Radio Reshape)"

Daniel James Dolby - "Longing"

Koen Daigaku - "EPV 174 Trailer"

Elisa Luu - "Piano 5-1"

ROZKOL - "Redrick's Lament"

The Pangolins - "The Stream"

Parvus Decree - "Thoughts About Future"

Freddy The Indifferents - "Thousand And One Christmases (Instrumental)"

Joao Picoito - "Untitled"

Other original music created by Ailsa Traves