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4. Jesse J. Richmond, interview with the author, February 12, 2001.
5. Evelyn Johnson, interview with the author, September 20, 2001.
6. Biography of Mayor Clifton Beverly Briley, Briley Collection, Nashville Public Library, Special Collections/Nashville Room.
7. Beverly Briley, letter to Crieve Hall resident, March 2, 1964. [A copy of the letter has been included in the photo insert of this book.]
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: RESEARCH OR REINVESTIGATION?
1. Patrick Keller, interview with the author, January 17, 2000.
2. Patrick Keller, interview with the author, February 1999.
3. “Little Green Army Men,” Toy Hall of Fame, http://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/little-green-army-men (accessed March 10, 2017).
4. Patrick Keller, interview with the author, March 21, 2000.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: SHERLOCK HOLMES
1. Michael Capuzzo, The Murder Room (New York: Gotham Books, 2010), p. 2.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Richard Walter, interview with the author, September 15, 2011.
6. Alex McKechnie, “Jack the Ripper through a Wider Lens,” Drexel University, September 15, 2011, http://drexel.edu/now/archive/2011/September/Jack-the-Ripper-Comes-to-Academia/October 2011.
7. Eva Jo Herring, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 21, 1964.
8. W. J. Core, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 21, 1964.
9. W. A. “Mickey” McDaniel Jr., interview with the author, May 20, 1998.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: CONTROLLING THE VICTIM
1. Richard Walter, interview with the author, October 3, 2011.
2. John Randolph Clarke, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 23, 1964.
3. Paul Carden, “Clarke Freed Awaits Trial,” Nashville Tennessean, April 10, 1964, p. 1.
4. Sebastian Junger, A Death in Belmont (New York: Harper Perennial, 2007), p. 195.
5. Robert D. Keppel and Richard D. Walter, “Profiling Killers: A Revised Classification Model for Understanding Sexual Murder,” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 43, no. 4 (December 1999): 417–37.
6. Walter, interview with the author.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: AMERICAN VETERANS
1. Betty Henderson, interview with the author, May 1, 2000.
2. Mary Henderson, interview with the author, July 17, 2011.
3. Jesse Henderson, interview with the author, July 24, 2011.
4. “AMVETS,” American Veterans, http://www.amvets.org/ (accessed March 12, 2017).
5. “Beverly Briley,” Wikipedia, last modified December, 28, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Briley (accessed March 12, 2017).
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: COACH AND PLAYER
1. Jody Ellis, interview with the author, June 9, 2001.
2. Dorothy Ellis, interview with the author, June 9, 2001.
3. Ibid.
4. Dr. Ed Tarpley, interview with the author, April 11, 2000.
5. Michael Bishop to Carmen Lee, letter, September 6, 2008.
6. Carmen Lee, interview with the author, June 25, 2010.
CHAPTER THIRTY: CLEAR BLUE SKY
1. Ben Raylee, interview with the author, November 11, 2011.
2. T. Ronald Vaughan, interview with the author, December 9, 2009.
3. Carl Raylee, interview with the author, November 11, 2011.
4. Jackie Fargo, interview with the author, July 13, 2009.
5. Jim Todd, Esq., interview with the author, September 26, 2000.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: HOUSE FULL OF HELL
1. Evelyn Johnson, interview with the author, November 11, 2011.
2. Gerald Henry, “We Loved Her,” Nashville Tennessean, February 24, 1964, p. 2.
3. Johnson, interview with the author.
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: GRAVEYARD DEAD
1. Gina DeVern, interview with the author, December 2, 2011.
2. “Onsite Workshops,” 2017, https://www.onsiteworkshops.com/ (accessed March 10, 2017).
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: SHERLOCK IN ATLANTA
1. “2012 64th Annual Scientific Meeting,” American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA, 2017, https://www.aafs.org/.
2. Michael Capuzzo, The Murder Room (New York: Gotham Books, 2010), p. 2.
3. Richard Walter, interview with the author, February 15, 2012.
4. Furrah Qureshi, “Jack the Ripper through a Wider Lens,” Drexel University, May 12, 2011, http://drexel.edu/coas/news-events/news/2011/May/Jack-the-Ripper-Through-a-Wider-Lens/.
5. “Montague Druitt,” Wikipedia, last modified June 22, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montague_Druitt (accessed March 12, 2017).
6. Alan Herring, interview with the author, September 18, 1997.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: BAD NIGHT IN NASHVILLE
1. “Cold to Stay Night in 20s Forecast,” Knoxville News Sentinel, February 21, 1964, p. 1.
2. Julie Hollabaugh, “Paula Herring Full of Joy: Mother,” Nashville Tennessean, March 15, 1964, p. 1.
3. Kathryn Ann Capps, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 21, 1964.
4. Carmen Lee, interview with the author, June 25, 2010.
5. Dorothy Ellis, interview with the author, June 9, 2001.
6. Gerald Henry, “We Loved Her,” Nashville Tennessean, February 24, 1964, p. 1.
7. Al Baker, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 22, 1964.
8. John Randolph Clarke, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 23, 1964.
9. Carl Raylee, interview with the author, November 11, 2011.
10. Gina DeVern, interview with the author, December 2, 2011.
11. Eva Jo Herring, testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 21, 1964.
12. A. J. Meadows Jr., testimony before Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor, transcript, Tennessee's 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Madison County, September 22, 1964.
13. Evelyn Johnson, interview with the author, November 11, 2011.
14. Reta Howze, interview with the author, December 12, 2016.
15. Richard Walter, interview with the author, October 3, 2011.
16. John Parish, “Clarke Flatly Denies Slaying UT Coed,” Jackson Sun, September 24, 1964, p. 1.
17. Raylee, interview with the author.
18. Evelyn Johnson, interview with the author, June 10, 2001.
19. Ibid.
20. A. J. Meadows Jr., interview with the author, October 1999.
21. James D. Squires, The Secrets of the Hopewell Box (New York: Time Books, 1996), p. 242.
22. Jerome Shepherd, interview with the author, June 13, 2001.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: QUEEN OF METRO
1. Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men (New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1946).
2. Julie Hollabaugh, “Paula Herring Full of Joy: Mother,” Nashville Tennessean, March 15, 1964, p. 1.
3. James D. Squires, “Missing Book Killing Clue,” Nashville Tennessean, February 24, 1964, p. 1.
4. William Beasley Jr., interview with the author, September 22, 2013.
5. “Nichol Plans to Take Part in Clarke Trial,” Nashville Tennessean, March 1, 1964, p. 1.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: CLASS OF 1963
1. Joshua Prince, interview with the author, September 17, 2013.
2. William Beasley Jr. interview with the author, September 22, 2013.
3. Beverley Beasley, interview with the author,
September 22, 2013.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: FINAL RESTING PLACE
1. “Former Resident of Shiloh Buried in Fairoaks Today,” Mexia Daily News, September 6, 1960, p. 1.
2. “Herring Service Held at Waco,” Mexia Daily News, July 9, 1976, p. 2.
Alexander, Andrew Lamar, 150
Ali, Muhammad (Cassius Marcellus Clay), 17, 35
Allman Joys, 148
Allman, Gregg, 148, 149, 302
All the King's Men (Warren), 36, 47, 95, 254, 280, 283
Alpha Omicron Pi, 89–90, 268, 269, 300, 306
American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 220, 260
AMVETS (American Veterans, Inc.), 227
automobiles
Cadillac, 118, 243–44, 245, 270–71, 274–76, 278
Chrysler, 108, 276–77, 281
Ford, 149, 165, 268, 271
Baker, Al, 31–32, 36–37, 53, 55, 56, 116–17, 270, 281, 289, 301, 302
Christmas Eve incident, 36–37, 55, 57, 104, 116–17, 123, 169
Beaman Library, 79, 168
Beatles, 17
Belkas, Chris, 129–30. See also wrestling
Blanton, Ray, 75
“bloody man,” 30, 58, 102, 104–107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 132
as suspect, 168–69, 190
See also Carlton, Sam
Blount, Roy, Jr., 150
BlueSky (Carl Raylee), 116–17, 119, 169, 185, 191–92, 193–94, 196–97, 213, 221, 226, 227, 236–38, 239–49, 250, 270–71, 275–76, 278, 301
BookManBookWoman (bookstore), 174–75
Boston Strangler, 28, 104, 219
Briley, Clifton Beverly, 38–39, 64, 66, 127, 204–206, 227, 252, 280–81, 282, 285, 288, 302–303
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, 124–25
Carlton, Deborah, 131–33
Carlton, Mildred, 131–33
Carlton, Sam, 103–104, 107–109, 111, 118, 128–29, 130, 132–33, 169, 180, 185, 187, 208, 242, 248, 252, 275, 276–77, 281, 302
recognized by Henry King, 105–107, 277
See also “bloody man”
Castle Heights Military Academy, 148
Central State Psychiatric Hospital, 31, 288
Chicago Tribune (newspaper), 17, 174
Clarke, Callie, 32, 54, 134–37, 231, 281
Clarke, John Randolph
arrest, 38–39, 73, 75, 76, 134, 136, 266, 284
bail/bond, 40, 58, 76, 125, 218
birthday, 73, 270
blackout spells, 37, 57, 73, 136
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary inmate, 124–25
Christmas Eve incident, 36–37, 55, 57, 104, 116–17, 123, 169
civil trial, 103, 105–106, 108–109, 127
criminal trial, 44, 55–56, 57, 289 (see also Jackson, Tennessee)
defense attorneys
Diamond, James P., 45, 49, 50
Galbreath, Charles, 39, 40, 43, 45–48, 52–55, 58–59, 72, 76, 102–103, 104–10, 112, 123, 125–30, 155, 168–70, 179–80, 198–99, 200, 201, 205, 273, 289, 302, 303
Goodlin, John, 45
Murchison, Carmack, 45
father as general sessions judge and state senator, 32, 59, 218, 288
indictment, 43, 125, 215, 289
inmate with TDOC, 71–74
neighbor, author's conversation with, 74–76, 85
nicknamed “Red,” 31
pardon, 73–74, 75, 180–81
police lineup, 34, 102
preacher, 75
prostitute, caught with, 75, 76
questioned by police, 32–35
stepmother, 218–19
student at TPI (Tennessee Polytechnic Institute; Tennessee Tech), 33
.32 caliber handgun owned, 37, 53, 104, 109, 259, 273, 275–76, 287
Thunderbird Drive, bought house on, 74
US Navy experience in WWII, 32–33, 73
Clarksdale, Mississippi, 97–98, 100, 231
Clay, Cassius. See Ali, Muhammad
Clement, Frank, 31, 205
Cohen, Meyer “Mickey,” 41
Cook, Murray
Christmas Eve incident, 36–37, 55, 57, 104, 116–17, 123, 169
Doctor of Psychology, 117
psychiatric patient at VA hospital, 117
visit to Ruthmary Cobb, 104
Crestview Memorial Gardens (Gallatin, Tennessee), 35, 77–79
Crieve Hall neighborhood, 18, 25, 50, 56, 68, 106, 146, 158, 195, 206, 280–82, 294
vigilantes, 29
Crieve Hall Prowler, 28, 29, 31, 39, 168, 169, 190, 206, 279, 301
Crockett, Davy, 43
Cumberland Law School, 44, 126, 205
David Lipscomb University. See Lipscomb University
Daytona 500, 147–149, 292, 293
Delta Kappa Epsilon, 150, 154
DeSalvo, Albert. See Boston Strangler
DeVern, Gina, 186–89, 190–97, 213, 221, 236, 256–59, 299, 301
DeVern, Lizzie, 186–87, 192–96, 202, 215, 226, 228, 236, 241–42, 244, 246–48, 263–64, 270–77, 282, 284, 286, 288, 301
District Attorney's Office. See Jackson District Attorney's Office; Nashville District Attorney's Office
Donelson High School, 229
basketball tournament against John Overton High School, 230, 233, 268
Ellis, Dorothy, 229–31, 232, 268–70
Ellis, Jody, 229, 268, 270
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 37, 38, 51, 109, 213, 288. See also Hoover, J. Edgar
Franks, Amanda, 158, 159–63, 303–304
Flynt, Larry. See Hustler Magazine
Galbreath, Charles. See under Clarke, John Randolph: defense attorneys
Gallatin, Tennessee, 24, 35, 77, 90, 161, 166, 264
Gatlinburg Ski Resort, 21, 267
Grant, Ulysses S., 43
Great Depression, the, 23, 126
Green Mile, The (film), 72
Groesbeck, Texas, 22
guns
Beretta, 32
bullets, 19, 30, 37–38, 51, 55, 56, 109–10, 112, 116, 123, 140, 141, 207, 267, 273, 281–82, 288, 289
gunshot wounds, 19–20, 51, 137–38, 140–41, 207, 216, 276
Remington, 155
.32 caliber, 20, 30, 32, 34, 37, 155, 216, 273, 281–82, 287
Harper, Al, 139–41, 207, 215. See also Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
Henderson, Betty, 184, 221–22
Henderson, Jesse, 111–19, 178–79, 181–85, 187–89, 191–92, 194, 197, 213, 221–28, 236, 237, 241–44, 246–47, 258, 270–72, 275–76, 278, 281–82, 284, 301
Christmas Eve incident, 36–37, 55, 57, 104, 116–17, 123, 169
psych patient at VA Hospital, 117, 281
as suspect, 119, 168–69
Henderson, Mary, 221–26
Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, 138–39, 215
Herring, Alan, 19, 24, 26, 35, 40, 46, 49–50, 51, 70, 85, 87, 90, 97, 98, 104, 148, 158, 160–61, 165–66, 168, 231, 254, 265, 268, 269, 272, 273, 279, 284, 287, 299, 304
nicknamed “Sputnik,” 26, 49
Herring, Eva Jo
alcoholic, 92, 123, 149, 157, 158, 162, 252
bridge club, 156–58, 163–64
cadet nurse, 23
childhood in Texas, 22–23, 296, 298
county nurse, 24, 161
criminal trial testimony, 45–48
death, 69, 92, 129, 159, 304
drugs, 48, 248, 253, 262, 271, 272, 274–76
grand jury testimony, 40
grave, 296–99
insurance money, 25, 47–48, 170, 215, 227
interviewed by newspapers after Paula's death, 25–26, 283
interviewed by police, 254, 279–81, 284, 287–89, 294
liar, 279–80, 283–84
paramours, 46, 284, 288, 301
personality, 262–66
Vanderbilt University Hospital nurse, 18, 24, 48, 158, 159, 161, 193, 233, 248, 251, 259, 254, 268–71, 301 (see also Vanderbilt University Hospital)
Herring, Pa
ula
autopsy, lack of, 65, 138, 141, 216–17, 219
photo autopsy, 207 (see also Keller, Patrick)
basketball, 22, 25, 26, 97, 148, 229, 230, 232, 268
team captain, 22, 26, 229
best friend Carmen Lee, 97, 98–101, 231–34, 268, 269, 270
childhood, 23–26
college friends
Atkinson, Claire, 95
Hochnedel, Virginia, 90
Lackey, Susan, 91–94
Masterson, Kay, 96, 171
Nicholson, Julia, 89
Pharr, Paul, 94
Whelan, Dottie, 89, 90
exhumation discussed, 41
funeral, 35, 90, 146, 294
grave, 35, 77–79, 264
high school classmates
Beasley, William, Jr., 294–95
Prince, Joshua, 291–94
See also John Overton High School
high school yearbook, 231–32
interviewed by newspaper in 1962, 25
nicknamed “Fish,” 22, 269, 290
skiing, 21, 251, 257, 267, 268, 287
sweater, 19, 38, 47, 109, 207, 216, 269, 276
temper, 149, 247, 271
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student, 89–90, 251, 257, 268, 287
class schedule, 94
college major, 26, 91, 94
dating, 94, 267
roommate, 89, 95, 96
urban legend, murder as, 15, 66, 67, 190
See also Alpha Omicron Pi
Herring, Wilmer
Baylor University, 22, 24
death, 24, 160, 163, 170, 208
murder suspected, 162, 216
ruled suicide, 69, 92
suicide note missing, 69, 70, 80, 161
See also Noel Hotel
grandfather Napoleon
Bonaparte (N. B.) Sikes, 22
grave, 25
J. C. Penney, job with, 22
Life and Casualty Insurance of Tennessee, job with, 24
life insurance policy, 25, 47–48, 170, 215, 227
US Army Air Force experience during WWII, 23–24
Highers, Alan E., 87–88
Hoffa, James Riddle, “Jimmy,” 41, 42, 120
Hogan, W. B., 128–30, 169, 302. See also King, Henry
Holmes, Sherlock. See Walter, Richard
Hooker, John J., Sr., 125, 126
Hoover, J. Edgar, 37, 39, 61. See also FBI
Horse of a Different Color (Squires), 174–75
Hustler Magazine, 126
Inherit the Wind (play), 127
Jackson, Andrew, 43
Jackson, Tennessee, 40, 43–45, 56, 57, 58, 84, 102, 117, 120, 122, 137, 202–204, 236, 250, 253, 290