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Revisiting Dad, James Earl Ray, and Murder of MLK

T. Nelson Taylor — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:36:11 +0000

As interest continues to build for the eventual release of all remaining unredacted documents in the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations, let's reprise Dad's interviews and correspondence with James Earl Ray from a few years ago. https://tnelsontaylor.com/alex-taylor-tuesday-legacy-edition-part-ii/ On JFK's long-contested narrative, it appears that those conspiracy theories might finally have their reckoning. U.S. Rep. Anna…… Continue reading Revisiting Dad, James Earl Ray, and Murder of MLK

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Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II

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

Welcome to Prof. Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II. Check Part I if you missed it. 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…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Tuesday: Legacy Edition, Part II

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Merry Christmas from Alex Taylor’s Outdoors

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

A couple of 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…… Continue reading Merry Christmas from Alex Taylor’s Outdoors

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The Big Men

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

And now the last couple Alex Taylor Crime Stories, starting with America's most powerful: The Big Men. That's John Jacob Astor's portrait. 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…… 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 John Dillinger's terminal criminality. Could it have been prevented if he'd been shown a little love…… Continue reading Cue Bad Boys

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Won’t Leave You Hanging

T. Nelson Taylor — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Published in the Gainesville Times January 24, 1989, Retired Detective and Criminology Professor Alex Taylor electrifies the history of Old Sparky — the electric chair. What most people today do not realize is that this form of execution remains an option in several states, including Tennessee, which last used their electric chair on Nicholas Todd…… Continue reading Won’t Leave You Hanging

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