Texarkana Moonlight Murders

What happened during the Texarkana attacks in 1946?

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77 mins

Uncover the chilling series of attacks known as the Texarkana Moonlight Murders that left a quiet town gripped by fear. Explore the mystery of the masked attacker, the victims, and the unanswered questions that still surround the case.

Ep 1:

Introducing the Phantom of Texarkana

Before the Zodiac, there was the Phantom—a masked gunman who terrorized a divided border town in 1946. We set the scene in gritty, crime-worn Texarkana and the twin cities that bred him.

Ep 2:

The Night the Phantom First Struck

Valentine season turns violent as Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jeanne Leary meet a masked attacker in lovers' lane, only for police blunders and misplaced suspicion to let the case go cold.

Ep 3:

Blood on Lovers' Lane

A second double murder shocks Texarkana, then a chilling third attack on Paul Martin and Betty Jo Booker earns the killer his infamous name—the Phantom—as fear spreads citywide.

Ep 4:

A Town Locks Its Doors

Panic grips Texarkana as neighbors arm themselves and fear their own streets, while a media-hungry Texas Ranger's chaotic leadership turns the investigation into a circus of leaks and lost leads.

Ep 5:

Terror in the Farmhouse

The Phantom's pattern shatters when a farmhouse is riddled with gunfire, leaving one dead and one astonishingly resilient survivor—followed by a gruesome, staged death that muddies the manhunt further.

Ep 6:

Two Suspects, No Convictions

Decades of suspicion converge on two very different men—a troubled student's baffling confession and a career car thief with a guilty conscience—yet neither is ever charged with murder.

Ep 7:

The Case That Never Closed

With evidence lost and theories multiplying, we weigh the suspects, revisit the eerie clues, and trace how the Phantom became folklore, inspiring legends and a killer who came after him.

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