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Officers Warn Some Youngsters Going Too Far Trying to Catch Phantom Killer TEXARKANA, Tex., May 11. (?)—Texarkana was a city of sleuths today but officers warn ed that some of the younger gen eration were going too far in try ing to catch the ‘egy on killer believed responsible for five deaths here. Some were reported to be ac tually trailing persons they sus pected, and others planted them selves as decoys to lure the killer into another attack. Sheriff W. H. Presley and Chief of Police Jack Runnels in a joint statement yesterday told citizens here that somebody was “out of pocket” (missing) in Bowie and Miller counties the nights of the killings, and urged them to recall whether anyone they knew was missing on those dates. The major incident in the cit izens’ sleuthing campaign occur red last night when officers pick ed up a high school athlete after a three-mile chase. The boy was trailing a bus in his car, officers said, on the belief that a “sus picious” person had boarded the bus. The boy refused to halt and police shot his tires. Released without charge after questioning the young athlete told police he didn’t know the Pursuing car be longed to police officers. It was not marked. was reported that armed members of the younger genera tion were deliberately using themselves as decoys to catch the phantom. They park on dark country roads, scene of two dou ble murders,and wait for the phantom to try another attack. Toad frogs are worth as much as $25 per year in controlling pests, according to estimates.
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Ada Evening News
Ada, Oklahoma, US
Sun, May 12, 1946
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