Hi listeners! Happy Holidays from ParkHast!

To celebrate the holiday season and the year that was,

we're featuring two of our favorite episodes from 2022.

Enjoy our best of serial killers this week,

and be sure to join us next week for all new episodes.

Thanks so much for listening. We'll see you in 2023.

Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of sexual assault, violence and murder,

that some people may find disturbing.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

On February 22nd, 1946, Jim Hollis and Mary Jean Larry

drove on to a dirt road and parked their car.

After a successful movie date and a trip to a late-night cafe,

the young couple were looking for a more intimate setting.

Jim, a romantic, was pulling out all the stops for Mary Jean.

He complimented her, told jokes, and even serenaded her.

At one point, he got out of the car to gaze off at the starry sky above Texarkana, Texas.

As he stood in the open air, a tunnel of light suddenly blinded Jim

and a figure holding a flashlight emerged from the dark.

Jim tried to distinguish who the figure was but couldn't make it out.

The only thing he could see was the barrel of a pistol.

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