The Town That Dreaded Sundown Page #5

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published back when it was happening.

And then they did a retrospective.

It's usually $12 for xeroxing,

but you can...

Don't worry about it. Just go ahead.

Thanks.

Well, I'll just be downstairs,

manning the desk, if you need anything.

From the KYGL on the Border family

to your family, stay safe out there.

If you do go out, go out

in a group, and don't play hero.

You see someone that looks suspicious

comin' your way,

cross to the other side

of the street, will you?

Oh, my God.

"They couldn't catch me 66 years ago

and they never will.

"I come and go as I please.

I kill when I please.

"You may think I'm a horrible,

sick murderer,

"but I'm not, I love my neighbors.

"I wish they would stop

and let my soul rest in peace."

"For you see, I am the soul of Texarkana.

I am the reckoning foretold."

Look, I can understand

how this can be upsetting,

but it's also most likely a fake.

Well, the Zodiac, he sent

a manifesto to the press and...

Yes. And so did the Son of Sam,

and the Axeman of New Orleans,

but to reporters, not teenagers.

We all realize it could be

a hoax, Deputy.

But until it's 100% confirmed, we will

take it and this young lady seriously.

I want my entire team to hear

what you have to say.

If you think it's important,

we think it's important.

Well...

I've been researching the original case,

and going through the court transcripts.

Do you know who Benjamin Sewell is?

He was a car thief, arrested

in 1946 in Texarkana

for possession of a stolen automobile.

A lot of people think

that he was the Phantom because...

Well, the killing stopped

once he was arrested.

- How long was he in for?

- Thirty years.

And then Benjamin Sewell died,

Ms. Lerner.

Yes, sir. He died last summer.

In a hospital in Fort Worth.

I spoke to a nurse that worked at the

hospital, since before Benjamin died...

- Come on, we don't have time for this.

- Hold on.

She said a young man used to visit him.

His son, they thought.

What if it's him? That the passing

of his father set him off

and he came back here

to finish his father's work?

Benjamin Sewell did have a son, Ms. Lerner,

but he died in a bar fight two years ago.

He did?

It's all right, Jami.

We went down that same rabbit hole.

This is KYGL, Oldies on the Border,

and if you've got us on,

you're probably getting ready

for the big football game this weekend.

The Texas High Tigers versus

the Arkansas High Razorbacks.

It's gonna be a blood match, folks.

But as always...

He said he'd shoot me

if I got any closer.

Well, that's his job.

How'd it go at the station?

- Not so well.

- It's no surprise.

- Grandma, this is...

- Nick Strain.

I went to the same high school as Jami.

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