Alabama History & Culture

Authors

Donald Brown

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Publication Date

1959

Decade

1950

Description

This collection of notes, photographs, and newspaper clippings includes some of the source materials used by Donald Brown (b. 1936) for his book, Mr. X and Mr. Y. Mr. Brown was a reporter for the Birmingham News who covered the so-called "torso murders" -- the murders of brothers Emmett and Lee Harper, whose dismembered bodies were found in Etowah and St. Clair counties in Alabama in June 1959. A 31-year-old Calhoun County woman, Viola Hyatt, confessed to the murders, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to Tutwiler prison. The included photographs were taken by photographer Norman Dean, of the Birmingham News.

Subject

Murder -- Investigation -- Alabama -- Calhoun County -- Case studies, Murder -- Alabama -- Calhoun County -- Case studies, Murderers -- Alabama -- Calhoun County, Women murderers -- Alabama -- Calhoun County

Date Digitized

3-2-2017

Source

MrXMrY_fullfile_ocr.pdf

Rights

This content was donated to Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. It may be used for personal, research, teaching or any "fair use" as defined by copyright law. Users are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. Photography credit: Norman Dean, Birmingham News photographer. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@jsu.edu.

Location

The original printed materials are housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery.

Disciplines

United States History

Mr. X and Mr. Y: Source Materials

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