Unsolved
Texarkana Moonlight Murders
- Year
- 1946
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1

What the record says
The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, a term coined by the contemporary press, was a series of four unsolved serial murders and related violent crimes committed in the Texarkana region of the United States in early 1946. They were attributed to an alleged unidentified perpetrator known as the Phantom of Texarkana, the Phantom Killer, or the Phantom Slayer. This hypothetical suspect is credited with attacking eight…
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Podcast episodes
- Texarkana Moonlight MurdersCoffee and Cases Podcast · 2026
- Ep. 75 | Texarkana Moonlight MurdersCrime, Conspiracy, Cults and Murder · 2025
- The Texarkana Moonlight Murders (Part One: The Phantom)Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast · 2018
- 174. The Texarkana Moonlight Murders - Part IWho Did What Now With Katie Charlwood · 2026
- The Texarkana Moonlight MurdersCriminology · 2023
In the Internet Archive
- The Phantom Killer : unlocking the mystery of the Texarkana serial murders : the story of a town in terrorText · 2016
- Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Sixteen--Urban LegendsAudio
- Episode 25 - Texarkana Moonlight MurdersAudio · 2020
- 13 O'Clock Movie Retrospective: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)Audio · 2021
- 003: Ywll Rgrt ThsAudio · 2018
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