Crime Scene Evidence Files

Investigators' notes – April 11, 1958

Investigation Day 2 — 1958 investigators on the Izard homicide case documented their efforts to track down potential witnesses and suspects on the day of the murders.

Do they include insights we haven't seen in official transcripts and other case documents?

News on the March newsreel

Investigation Day 2 — "News on the March" covers the Izard murders and the children's disappearance in 1958.

Walter Hinkley biography   exclusive info for Case Detectives Please log in or subscribe to view.

Investigation Day 2 — Multiple witnesses reported that Walter Hinkley was very upset about the layoffs.

Was he the kind of man who would act on those feelings and lash out against the Izard family?

	Jack Peach biography   exclusive info for Case Detectives Please log in or subscribe to view.
	Jeff Skinner biography   exclusive info for Case Detectives Please log in or subscribe to view.
	Frank Valenti biography   exclusive info for Case Detectives Please log in or subscribe to view.

Investigation Day 2 — Jack Peach, Jeff Skinner and Frank Valenti were also in Jessie Danahy's rough-and-tumble circle of friends.

Did Danahy persuade his gang of troublemakers to strike back against the Izards?

1958 background interview summaries

Investigation Day 2 — 1958 investigators spoke to Yoknapatawpha County citizens and businesses seeking background information on the Izards and in pursuit of leads from the crime scene.