Killer Legends Page #2

on who did it,

but it was never...

no one was ever

brought to justice.

Did you hear stories growing up?

All I ever heard was

don't go to spring lake park.

Why? It's kind of creepy out there,

so we were always afraid

to go there.

Joshua:

But did you still go?

Well, I can take you

out there to the road

and point to almost the spot.

Right about there.

Uh-huh.

Joshua:

On that side?

On that side.

Joshua:
Like the couple

in the urban legend,

Griffin and Moore

had been attacked

while parked on lover's Lane,

highlighting the warning

behind this campfire tale,

but what the residents

in texarkana didn't know...

because it wasn't reported

in the papers...

were the horrific details

behind this real-life crime.

They had found evidence

of blood and a blanket...

Uh-hm.

And they believe

that she was raped

out in front of the car

and then put back in the car.

James Presley:

The first double murder

didn't cause

a lot of excitement.

All kinds of crimes

were going on in texarkana,

but they didn't recognize

until sometime later

that this is a different

kind of crime.

The term "serial killer"

wasn't in vogue then...

And no one recognized

this as a serial killing.

The main suspect

was youell swinney

who was an ex-convict.

Joshua:
Youell swinney

and his newlywed bride,

a former prostitute named Peggy,

had been arrested

for stealing cars.

Under questioning,

the wife confessed

that her husband

was the phantom,

but refused to sign a statement.

Although the case

quickly fell apart,

the judge still sent swinney

away for life

as a habitual car thief.

No evidence directly

correlating...

James:

No physical evidence.

They had his wife's statement,

but they could not use that

without her permission.

There had been a lot of

other suspects, hundreds.

People had theories

and all kinds of rumors

had been bouncing around,

but it's normal in any event,

especially when there's mystery

as there was always mystery

in this one.

Texarkana is nothing

like other towns.

It seems to be wallowing

in the notoriety.

Documentary team in town

to shoot a part

of texarkana history.

This week,

some texarkana residents

will have the chance

to appear onscreen

in a documentary film

of the phantom killer.

So what should we make

of all this?

The conclusion is simple...

texarkana will never

escape its past.

We should give up trying.

Joshua:
It was a half moon

on February 22

when Jimmy Hollis, age 24,

and Mary Jeanne larey, 19,

were attacked on a

secluded lover's Lane.

Both survived after a car

scared the assailant away.

Around midnight,

Mary Jeanne larey

and Jimmy Hollis

were making out

in the front seat of their car.

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