Sweet Tea Murders

By Mike Simmons On Tuesday, April 11, 1961, Florida State Trooper Bill McDaniel was patrolling along U.S. Highway 90 near Boy Scout Road in Walton County when he noticed a […]

Sheriff J.C. Van Pelt and County Solicitor Harry Thompson Everyone knew it was coming. The 18th Amendment had been voted into existence, and the Volstead Act became law on January

by Mike Simmons Many people know what an intoxilyzer is. It is the instrument that measures the amount of alcohol a person has on his or her breath. It is

By Mike Simmons As the old saying goes, “With some criminals, outthinking them isn’t hard; it makes police officers look good!” Such was the case early Monday morning, December 8,

By Mike Simmons “Some time ago,” said Virginia, pointing toward James Cook’s photo, “that man and a woman friend poisoned my sister, Rosa Lee!”  “So you got revenge on him

By Mike Simmons Working in the jail is sometimes exciting, sometimes boring, but always interesting. There are many different areas to work. One of the most interesting places is the

By Mike Simmons Did you know that there is a connection between the JFK assassination and Century, Florida? I will be speaking about it on Tuesday evening, June 17, at

By Mike Simmons The March 7, 1899, edition of the Pensacola News Journal reported that Eliza Paine, known as “Big Liza,” a notorious female hoodlum, who has been a terror

By Mike Simmons In the December 16, 1911, edition of the Pensacola News Journal, an article appeared entitled “Will Present Florida Crew with Gopher.” The article explained that, with the