Sweet Tea Murders

Good Hope Baptist Church in Baker, Florida

By: Mike Simmons Regardless of the differences in their stories, there are two known facts: 1) He beat her in the face, and 2) She shot him in the gut.

By: Mike Simmons We have all seen on television or read in books about a mastermind villain that plans an audacious, but lucrative caper that only a genius could conceive.

by Mike Simmons She had plenty of it and she flaunted it. Everyone in the rural community knew it…because she told them. Nancy Chancey had a lot of money. She

From the book, “Stories of Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon. By Mike Simmons January 16, 1991             “My daddy’s going to kill my brother!” He has a shotgun and said

An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” coming soon on Amazon By Mike Simmons  End of Watch Monday, May 22, 1893  The community of Bluff Springs, Florida lies 3.8 miles

By Mike Simmons Sam Castlebury had created a name for himself. In 1894 and 1895, a desperado named Morris Slater and nicknamed “Railroad Bill” by the media became infamous for

By Mike Simmons From New Zealand Herald – December 30, 1899 and The Pensacola News – January 2, 1900 An excerpt from the two articles: A monkey was the witness

By Mike Simmons An Angry Woman On June 30, 1937, Evelyn Sydlo and Anthony Valentino burst into the front door of the Pensacola Police Headquarters, 407 S. Jefferson Street, walked

Fifth book of Mike Simmons I have just published my fifth book, but this one is different. It is called “The Crabtree Gang,” and is a children’s adventure book starring