Evidence Items

Anonymous Threatening Letter	View anonymous threatening letter sent to the newspaper.
Letters from Will Mathis These notes were written shortly before Mathis expected to be executed.	View letter to Mathis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mathis View letter to Mathis' child, Baxter Clelon Mathis View letter to Mathis' wife, Cordie Mathis
Purported Letters from Will Mathis These letters were used to convict Mathis, even though the handwriting in the notes did not match Mathis'	View letter to Mathis' wife, outlining escape plans. View Letter to Shell Vines, encouraging him to give false testimony.
Letters from Whit Owens Shortly before his execution, these letters and a quantity of poison were found in Mathis' cell.	View letter encouraging Mathis to kill Orlando Lester and then commit suicide.
Court Dockets	View Court Dockets from the years preceeding the murders. Many interesting arrests involving Will Mathis and others involved with this case.