In 1930s Depression-suffering Florida Panhandle, Bellview wasn’t the crowded collection of neighborhoods and shops it is today. It consisted of farms, chickens, barbed wire fences, and tractors. The people who […]
The trial of Eddie Johnson brings a clear verdict—but not without hesitation. A story of guilt, mercy, and consequences. When the case went to trial, there was little doubt about
There are places in the South that are supposed to be… A hound dog sleeping on a front porch. The greasy spoon where the waitress calls everyone “Sugar.” The familiar
By the next morning, the question wasn’t who had done it. That part was already answered. The question now was why. And the answer began hours before the shooting—inside a
It was a Saturday night in Pensacola—one of those nights when the air hangs heavy, and downtown still hums long after the sun has gone down. The corner of Intendencia
Pensacola has a dark side, and it’s time we spill the tea—literally. I am thrilled to announce “Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: An Evening of Pensacola Crime Stories.” This isn’t just
By Michael Earl Simmons In my three decades as an officer, I waded through many crime scenes – drive-bys, brutal domestic disputes that shattered families, and calculated gang hits. But
An Evening of Pensacola Crime Stories There are places in Pensacola where history doesn’t just sit quietly in the past… it lingers. On Thursday, May 28, those stories will come
On a gray Sunday afternoon just before Christmas in 1930, the music drifted out across the water. The Frarn Club sat along the bayshore near Bayou Grande, west of Pensacola.
During the evening, guests will hear two carefully researched crime stories drawn from local history—each told where justice once unfolded: • “The Stabbing at the Half Way House Saloon”A violent
