The Texarkana Moonlight Murders | The Phantom KillerIn 1946, the quiet community of Texarkana was gripped by fear when a masked attacker began targeting young couples on secluded country roads.Five people were killed. Three others survived attacks. And an entire community began living in fear of an unknown man wearing a crude white mask.The newspapers called him the Phantom Killer.In this episode of The Story They Left Behind, we follow the attacks that terrified Texarkana, the investigation that followed, and the man investigators eventually believed could be responsible — Youell Swinney.But suspicion wasn't enough.Swinney was never convicted of the murders, and the identity of the man behind the mask remains officially unknown.We explore the evidence, the conflicting theories, the investigation, and the questions that have remained unanswered for decades.Because sometimes, the most unsettling part of a case isn't knowing who did it...It's never knowing for certain.🎙️ The Story They Left BehindBehind every headline… there’s always a human story.⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses murder, violence and sexual assault.#TrueCrime #PhantomKiller #TexarkanaMoonlightMurders #TrueCrimePodcast #TheStoryTheyLeftBehindHitman by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300013Artist: http://incompetech.com/

In November 2004, a quiet community in Killeen, Texas, was shaken by a series of killings that would become known as the Thanksgiving murders.

What began with a grudge against a local strip club would escalate into something far more disturbing. A list of names was created, and over the course of two days, four people would lose their lives.

In this first episode of Beneath the Headlines, we look beyond the headlines to examine what happened, the people involved, the events leading up to the killings, and the questions that still surround the case.

This is the story of The Thanksgiving Killer.

Behind every headline… there’s always a story.