S28 Ep1: The Phantom Killer of Texarkana

Foul Play: Crime Series

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Daily News, History

4.4 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In the premiere episode of this Season on The Phantom Killer of Texarkana, we travel back to the year 1946. The small, tranquil city of Texarkana is caught in the grip of terror as a masked predator known as the Phantom Killer emerges, leaving a trail of unspeakable crimes in the moonless night. From lovers' lanes to the quiet of a home, no place is safe from the Phantom's reach. This episode takes listeners through the haunting events as they unfolded‚Äîfrom the first attacks on unsuspecting couples to the chilling home invasion that left the community paralyzed with fear.

Join us as we piece together the horrifying details of the Phantom's brutal assaults and murders, diving into a series of crimes that remain unsolved to this day. We explore the anguish and chaos that ensued, the eerie silence of a predator who vanished as mysteriously as he appeared, and the relentless pursuit for justice by the authorities, Texas Rangers, and FBI.

Foul Play brings to life the dark shadow that fell over Texarkana. Stay tuned for the shocking twists, the cloud of paranoia, and the legacy of fear that the Phantom Killer left behind. Will the identity of the masked murderer ever be revealed, or will he remain an enigma, lurking in the annals of true crime mystery? Tune in to find out.

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0:00.0	Hello friend and welcome to foul play.
0:05.0	This is the first episode of a three-part series exploring the chilling and unsolved
0:12.0	Texarkana murder mystery. exploring the chilling and unsolved
0:12.6	Arcana murder mystery.
0:15.0	This haunting tale of terror
0:17.0	spans from February to May of 1946,
0:22.0	during which a masked phantom preyed upon the innocent citizens of Texarkana, a small
0:30.1	city that straddles the border between Texas and Arkansas.
0:37.0	In this episode, we'll delve into the gruesome details of the crimes,
0:42.0	committed by the Texarkana Phantom and examined the
0:46.4	evidence left behind. In our next episodes we'll explore the investigations and the outcome of this spine-chilling
0:56.7	case. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, you're all. It was a dark moonless night in the early months of 1946.
1:30.0	The once quiet and peaceful town of Texarkana was now suffocated by an ominous cloud of fear.
1:41.1	A lurking faceless phantom had begun to leave its bloody mark on the small city.
1:49.2	The streets, once safe enough for children to play on, now echoed with evidence of brutal assault
1:57.4	that would befall you if you dared to step out after sundown.
2:04.3	Gone were the days of small town innocence, replaced by a community gripped by shock and panic.
2:13.5	Evil had taken roots in the shadows of this once picturesque place, and there was no telling
2:22.0	when or where it would strike again.
2:25.0	On one fateful night in 1946, young lovebirds Jimmy and Mary sought refuge in the arms of each other, choosing
2:37.8	to park their car in a secluded Lover's Lane, oblivious to the malignant presence,
2:44.4	lurking just beyond their sight,
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