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Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:00:56 +0000

Some parental conversations aren’t like others. How would you feel if your former detective/professor father pulls you aside one day and shows you a thick cache of personal letters from a Tennessee inmate named James Earl Ray? Then he tells you about visiting Ray's maximum-security facility multiple times for interviews. A long conversation ensued, as…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II

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Alex Taylor Tuesday’s Legacy Edition: Part I

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:00:41 +0000

My father’s retirements from law enforcement and professorial pursuits were, let’s say, atypical. Travel, outdoors and spending more time with grand kids, yes, but he was never idle where a juicy controversy hung ripe for picking. His first choice was literally close to home. Gainesville Georgia’s most famous resident is a one James G. Longstreet—Confederate…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Tuesday’s Legacy Edition: Part I

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Merry Christmas from Alex Taylor’s Outdoors

T. Nelson Taylor — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:37:00 +0000

A couple years after the final Alex Taylor's Crime Stories ran, he found himself still a frequent contributor to the Gainesville Times, although writing about a topic he holds a bit more deer.. er.. dear than crime. Dad has always been an avid outdoorsman, particularly known for hosting countless hunting expeditions to lesser-known and remote…… Continue reading Merry Christmas from Alex Taylor’s Outdoors

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Alex Taylor Says Goodbye with a Movie

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000

And now his last… Many of us go about our lives in east coast Martrix fashion—heads down, tapping away at keyboards, biding our time until hopefully some ritual fun interludes. Rarer still comes the time of high adventure—a big trip somewhere exotic or an activity that lands way outside one’s comfort zone. I suppose that’s…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Says Goodbye with a Movie

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The Big Men

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:10:00 +0000

Welcome Back! And now the last couple Alex Taylor Crime Stories ... That's John Jacob Astor on the left. You'll read about him and other derided magnates shortly. Will it feel as jealousy when a wildly successful person comes to greater power and influence? Haves vs the Have-Nots? I never once took that position, preferring…… Continue reading The Big Men

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Cue Bad Boys

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Damn! Now I can't get that song out of my head. Before you say it, no, that's not Johnny Depp's photo on the left. Does look like him though. I wonder why ... This week, Professor Alex Taylor discusses this guy's terminal criminality. Could it have been prevented if he'd been show a little love…… Continue reading Cue Bad Boys

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