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 22, 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.

The man yelled at Jim to drop his pants, confused Jim struggled out of his trousers.

But before he could take them off all the way, the figure lurched forward and slammed the

pistol into Jim's head. He crumpled to the ground, but the man continued to beat him.

Mary Jean jumped out of the car and tried to give the attacker Jim's wallet,

hoping money would make him stop, but this only angered him more.

He hit her on the head and she fell to the ground.

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