384: The 1943 Murders of Dr. Roy & Mae Hunt w/ Christena Stephens

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

On a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a single gunshot rang out in Littlefield, Texas. A prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was bound to silence and refused to speak about what happened for 70 years. Christena Stephens is my guest, and her book is called "Bound in Silence: An Unsolved Murder in a Small Texas Town". She shares details about the horrific case and talks about her experience interviewing the slain couple's daughter, Jo Ann. A summary of the case written by the author for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2017/12/01/chronicles-tangled-web-west-texas-murders/14825468007/ The author's website: https://www.christena.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:47.6	Great to have you along for the ride today as I speak to Christina Stevens. She is a native Texan who has spent years on a project to preserve a historical ranch,
1:54.1	which began her interest in history, research, and writing. And she is here to talk about her book called Bound in Silence, an unsolved murder in a small Texas town.
2:01.8	So happy to have you here.
2:03.4	Thank you for joining me.
2:05.6	No, thank you, Eric.
2:07.0	I appreciate you discovering my book found in silence,
2:12.0	and I appreciate you reaching out for this interview.
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