Author name: Michael Earl Simmons

Five Stories You Will Not Hear on the Plaza Tour Pensacola’s history does not remain quietly inside museums or behind courthouse doors. Sometimes it lingers on a street corner. Sometimes […]

In 1964, Pensacola native Hank Killam was found dying on Palafox Street, bleeding to death under circumstances that remain deeply troubling. Only months earlier, Killam had been living in Dallas,

How America’s Most Infamous Outlaw Fled the West—and Met His Match in Pensacola  The most notorious gunslinger of the Old West did not make his last escape across the deserts

An elderly Destin widow was found murdered in her bed. Months later, an attorney claimed the man suspected of killing her was helping law enforcement put other people in jail. 

A land shaped by timber, water, ambition, grit—and more than a few deadly secrets. Santa Rosa County has stories of its own. They were shaped by timber, railroads, river crossings,

Most people know Pensacola has plenty of history. But did you know one of the Old West’s most notorious gunmen was captured right here? John Wesley Hardin was wanted in

Old Palafox: Crime, Mystery and Justice A Sweet Tea Murders Historic Walking Tour The elegant streets of Old Palafox hold stories of betrayal, fugitives, suspicious deaths, disputed defenses—and justice that

In 1833, Pensacola was still a rough young frontier town—a place where disputes could turn deadly and justice could end at the gallows. Sixty-seven years later, in 1900, another man

When we think of the Old West, we picture dusty streets, swinging saloon doors, cattle towns, stagecoaches, and gunmen whose names grew larger with every retelling. We picture Texas. We

Crimes Around the Plaza The streets around Plaza Ferdinand may look peaceful today—but long ago, they witnessed stories of mystery, violence, investigation, and justice. The crimes featured on this tour