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| Full Name: | --- |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | --- |
| Birth: | --- |
| Death: | --- |
| Cause of Death: | --- |
| Nicknames: | Moonlight Murderer / Phantom / Phantom Killer / Texarkana Phantom |
| Murder Toll: | 5 murdered victims |
| Murder Time Frame: | March 1946 - May 1946 |
| Murder Locations: | United States - Miller county, Arkansas / Texarkana, Texas |
| Preferred Prey: | Male/Female couples |
| Modus Operandi: | Rape, beating, shooting |
| Victim Disposal: | Left three victims where they were murdered (in their car, in their house), left two victims near wooded areas |
| Signature: | --- |
| Trophies: | --- |
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 Richard Griffin Male - Age 29 Death: March 1946 |
 Polly Ann Moore Female - Age 17 Death: March 1946 |
 Paul Martin Male - Age 16 Death: April 1946 |
 Betty Jo Booker Female - Age 15 Death: April 1946 |
 Virgil Starks Male - Age 36 Death: May 1946 |
 Youell Swinney Male (1916/1917-1993) |
"Come out of the car now! Do as I say and I won't hurt you." - What the Phantom Killer said (while holding a gun) to surviving victims Mary Jeanne Larey and Jimmy Hollis while they were sitting in a car in February 1946.
"Your britches. Remove your britches." - What the Phantom Killer said to surviving victim Jimmy Hollis when he asked him what he wanted.
"Do it or I'll kill you!" - What the Phantom Killer said to surviving victim Jimmy Hollis when he refused to remove his pants.
 The Town that Dreaded Sundown Genre: Movie Director: Charles B. Pierce Year: 1976 |
