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Bound in Silence: An Unsolved Murder in a Small Texas Town (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798987900208)
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xOn a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a single gunshot rang out in Littlefield, Texas. A prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was bound to silence and refused to speak about what happened for 70 years. The heinous crime remains unsolved. For years, the courts tried to convict one suspect, but forensic evidence contradicted the prosecution's case. Investigators, including the famed Texas Rangers, failed to bring anyone to justice.
Eight decades later, the questions linger over the plains of the Texas Panhandle: who killed the Hunts and why? Author and historian Christena Stephens spent more than a decade researching the Hunt murders, re-examining every twist and turn in the legal process, uncovering new evidence, and drawing new conclusions about who might have been responsible.
She also convinced Jo Ann Hunt to break 70 years of silence and tell her story for the first time. Armed with Jo Ann's account, Stephens takes the reader back to that deadly night and through the years of trauma that followed. Why did the criminal justice system repeatedly fail to bring anyone to justice? What could have scared a 5-year-old girl into a lifetime of silence? What did investigators miss? And most importantly, who killed Roy and Mae Hunt?
Bound in Silence is a true crime tour-de-force, a meticulously researched, impeccably told tale of unsolved murder on the High Plains.
Author: Christena Stephens
ISBN-10: 8987900207
ISBN-13: 9798987900208
Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2024
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.87d
Eight decades later, the questions linger over the plains of the Texas Panhandle: who killed the Hunts and why? Author and historian Christena Stephens spent more than a decade researching the Hunt murders, re-examining every twist and turn in the legal process, uncovering new evidence, and drawing new conclusions about who might have been responsible.
She also convinced Jo Ann Hunt to break 70 years of silence and tell her story for the first time. Armed with Jo Ann's account, Stephens takes the reader back to that deadly night and through the years of trauma that followed. Why did the criminal justice system repeatedly fail to bring anyone to justice? What could have scared a 5-year-old girl into a lifetime of silence? What did investigators miss? And most importantly, who killed Roy and Mae Hunt?
Bound in Silence is a true crime tour-de-force, a meticulously researched, impeccably told tale of unsolved murder on the High Plains.
Author: Christena Stephens
ISBN-10: 8987900207
ISBN-13: 9798987900208
Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2024
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.87d
By Christena Stephens
xCHRISTENA STEPHENS is a native Texan who grew up amongst cotton fields, spending time exploring the nature of the Llano Estacado. After earning two Master of Science degrees, she started a project to preserve a historical Texas ranch, thus began her interest in history, research, and writing. She did not intend to be a historian but was mentored by the best Texas historians. Several of her writings have been published in anthologies, along with her photographs. In science and history, truths need to be accurately told. That is her mission--truth and authenticity. She still resides on the Llano Estacado enjoying sunsets and chance porcupine encounters. She is an ardent advocate of wildlife conservation and her heart belongs to her dogs.
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