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by Michael Bishop


  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

 

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