This Disturbing Murder Spree In Arkansas Is So Creepy It Inspired A Movie
A shadowy figure roams the streets, looking for his next murder victim… It sounds like the plot of a horror movie – and it is. But it’s also a true story that’s based on a disturbing killing spree, which happened in Arkansas decades ago. The story of the Phantom Killer isn’t as widely known as those of Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer, but he was definitely the most famous serial killer in Arkansas in the mid-1900s. He also left a few scars… and is still unapprehended. Here’s the story:
Watch the video below to learn more about the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, the Arkansas killing spree that shook the region.
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Who is the most famous serial killer in Arkansas?
Like many states, Arkansas has had its fair share of serial killers, violent criminals, and still-unsolved mysteries. Here are a few well-known apprehended individuals and serial killers who visited, lived in, or committed gruesome crimes in Arkansas:
- Ronald Gene Simmons, Sr.
- Samuel Little
- James Williams
- Ted Bundy
- James "Big Jim" "Red" Waybern Hall
- Paul Ruiz
- John Markle
- Christina Riggs
- Charles Ray Vines
- Lavinia Burnett
What are the best museums in Arkansas to learn about state history?
Arkansas is chock full of both natural and man-made history, spanning back to well before America was founded. Here are some of the best, most highly-rated museums in Arkansas:
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
- Mid-America Science Museum, Piney
- Museum of Discovery, Little Rock
- Museum of Native American History, Bentonville
- MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Little Rock
- Arkansas Air and Military Museum, Fayetteville
- Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith
- Japanese American Internment Museum. McGehee
- Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, Stuttgart
- Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum, Hot Springs
- Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock
- Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro
- Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
- Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock
- Gangster Museum of America, Hot Springs