Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors

Okay, here’s the thing: Due to The Pandemic™, I’ve not been able to raid Hall County’s library for additional scans of my father’s column. I’ve but a few left and, well, stretching them out until a planned visit later this summer. Microfiche scanning. Nothing says “old school” quite like fumbling through drawers of celluloid, loading…… Continue reading The Ballad of Frank Hamer

Lizzie freakin’ Borden. Huh boy … where to start … Nah, I’ll make this quick. – Whacks parents … maybe … probably. – Gets away with it … sort of. – Also rode a white bronco? That’s a rumor, but … Originally published in the Gainesville Times, July 26, 1988, Prof. Alex Taylor introduces the…… Continue reading Lizzie’s Acquittal

Okay, cheesy headline once you read the column. Sometimes, I simply cannot resist. I’m beginning to see somewhat of a pattern with my father’s articles. Media circuses, anyone? The Hall-Mills murder case is a prime example. All it takes is a grizzly murder scene (not talking about the bear; stop!), some juicy deception, the infidelity…… Continue reading Preaching to the Choir?