End of Watch: The Murder of Pensacola Police Officer Steve Taylor
End of Watch Tuesday, October 19, 1982 Steve Taylor was smart, with a 3.9 GPA. But he was also funny and fun-loving. He had been a Pensacola Police Officer since December […]
Book Signing
By Mike Simmons Join Us! At 10 AM on Saturday, October 26, I will join Richard Wood and Dr. Brian R. Rucker for a book signing at the West Florida
Murder at Hasty Pond
By Mike Simmons Marianna, Florida is an old southern town in the middle of the Florida panhandle. It began as a whistle-stop for the railroad but grew into a
End of Watch: The Murder of Escambia County (FL) K-9 Erny
End of Watch Thursday, October 12, 2000 An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons What does it take to be a K9 officer? Sure,
Special Presentation: Monday, October 7, 2024
The Pensacola Police History Society presents: “I’m a Dead Man” a presentation about the link between the JFK assassination and the unsolved murder in Pensacola. The presentation will take place
A loving family
By Mike Simmons The July 26, 1935 edition of the Pensacola News Journal reported that a coroner’s jury in Jacksonville Florida ordered that 50-year-old Joseph Armitage and 45-year-old Hannah Johnson
End of Watch: The murder of Escambia County, Florida Sheriff Andrew Cary Ellis
September 25, 1923 An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon. By Mike Simmons Andrew Cary Ellis was born in Monroe County, Alabama on August 9, 1873.
End of Watch: The Murder of Pensacola Police Officer John Gordon September 22, 1889
An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons In the late 1800s, downtown Pensacola was known worldwide as a wild, uncivilized place. Debauchery and
End of Watch: The Murder of Okaloosa County, Florida Deputy Sheriff William J. Myers
An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons End of Watch Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Deputy Sheriff Bill Myers was shot and killed while serving
End of Watch: The death of Pensacola Police Corporal William Connors
End of Watch Saturday, September 16, 1944 An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” available on Amazon By Mike Simmons In many professions, crafts, or businesses, sons take after their