A park ranger in Hot Springs National Park stumbles upon an illegal alcohol operation and pays the ultimate price. His murderers are still unaccounted for, leaving everyone in Arkansas mystified for nearly 100 years. Who really killed National Park Ranger James Cary and is the answer somewhere bubbling just beneath the surface?
James Alexander Cary
Hot Springs National Park
Hot Springs National Park
Episode Source Material
- “Park Ranger James Alexander Cary” by Officer Down Memorial Page
- “Hot Springs Honors Slain Park Ranger” by Kenneth Heard for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- “Hot Springs National Park to Unveil Memorial to Ranger James A. Cary” by Josie Fernandez for The National Park Service
- “James Alexander Cary (1895 – 1927)” by Christopher Thrasher for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas
- “Park Ranger Killed In Line of Duty Honored in Hot Springs” by The Associated Press
- “National Park Service Ranger Discusses Historical Shooting” by Max Bryan for The Sentinel Record
- “James Alexander Cary” Find A Grave
- The Arkansas Gazette Newspaper 1927 clipping scans
- “Slain Ranger To Receive Memorial At Hot Springs National Park” by NPT Staff for National Parks Traveler
- James Alexander Cary: Park Policeman National Park Service Memorial Page
- James A Cary
- Hot Springs National Park: Where History and Nature Meet
- Prohibition behind Spa City park ranger’s murder by Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- The Protection Ranger v1n6, December 1990/January 1991, archived by Npshistory.com
- The Protection Ranger v2n1, February/ March 1991, archived by Npshistory.com
- The Site of Infamy – A Haven in the Gangster Era, Hot Springs Website