Long before the Zodiac Killer, another nameless psychopath preyed on couples parking in out of the way places around Texarkana, a city that sits on the Arkansas-Texas border.
Over the course of ten weeks, five people were killed. Some of the women were sexually molested, one man was beaten. All were shot. Then the murders simply ceased. Three more victims survived the "Phantom Killer's" attacks. Descriptions of the killer were consistent: he wore a white mask, holes cut for the eyes.
A has been made through the years that the killer was a habitual criminal named Youell Swinney. His wife even said he did it, only to later recant. Swinney died in 1994, taking whatever secrets he had with him
YOU ARE READING
100 Murder Cases
Mystery / Thriller100 murder cases that are either solved or not solved
