There are names in local history that survive because of what was proven. And then there are names that survive because of what people believed. In late nineteenth-century Santa Rosa […]
“See that man?” my granddaddy said to me, pointing to the church usher. “Yessir,” I replied. “That’s Ray Wilson, the High Sheriff,” he said. I looked at the man in
Judy Buenoano was usually a quiet, soft-spoken woman. She was polite…as long as she got her way. In the early 1980s, I was a correctional officer, working at the Escambia
On Thursday evening, June 25, 2026, the whispers of one of the Gulf Coast’s darkest murder stories will return to downtown Pensacola. Mark your calendars and grab your tickets now
The 1933 Axe Murder of Irby “Bud” Stubbs Near Bluff Springs By Michael Earl Simmons The pine woods of northern Escambia County are a pleasure to drive through, and even
By Michael Earl Simmons Feud: a long‑lasting, bitter conflict or quarrel between individuals or groups. It often involves ongoing hostility, resentment, and repeated disagreements over time Family Feud: A prolonged
A Sweet Tea Murders Story from Old Pensacola Hey y’all, it’s Michael Earl back with another tale from the Sweet Tea Files—where the sweet tea is strong, the stories are
Pensacola has always had its ghosts. Some walk quietly through the old streets downtown, some linger near the waterfront, and some still seem to stand watch beside the badge. On
A Southern boy with a name that meant something…Gray. His home wasn’t one that was crowded into a neighborhood or a small farmhouse built on the corner of a vegetable
In the mid-1970s, women working the night shift at convenience stores and gas stations in Mobile County, Alabama, lived in quiet fear. Three clerks vanished or were found murdered in
