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History remembers John Wesley Hardin as a gunfighter. It remembers the pistol strapped to his side, the men he killed, the aliases he used, and the Texas Rangers who finally […]

THE OLD WEST MET PENSACOLA… AND PENSACOLA WON. John Wesley Hardin lived by the gun. Again and again, when confronted, challenged, insulted, or threatened with arrest, Hardin reached for his

I am pleased to announce that my newest book, The Last Stop: The Final Capture of Ted Bundy, is now available on Amazon. Most people know how the Ted Bundy

Murder, Mystery & Justice in Old Pensacola A Sweet Tea Murders Walking Tour Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • 5:00 PMMeet at Bodacious Restaurant, 407 S. Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola

Who Killed Isom Simmons?  In the darkness of an early September morning in 1955, a badly wounded man made his way along a lonely stretch of road outside Pensacola. How far he walked—or

By 1874, Hardin was already one of the most feared gunmen in America—a Texas outlaw whose violent reputation had grown with every shooting, escape, and narrow encounter with the law.

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