When two beloved mothers vanish after a night out, their families quickly grow concerned. Within hours of their vehicle being spotted near a Mississippi national forest, a violent young man is apprehended but the case would never fully come to an end for several more decades.
Katie Moore (Photo Source) Unit1012: The Victims’ Families For The Death Penalty.
Velma Odell Noblin (Photo Source) Associated Press & The Scott County Times
Bobby Wilcher in 1982 (Photo Source) The Scott County Times
Bobby Wilcher before his execution in 2006 (Photo Source) Find A Grave
Bienville National Forest Image (Photo Source) U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Bienville National Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- PBS: Season 31, Lindy Lou Number #2. By Florent Vassault.
- The Scott County Times: Obituaries. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- Clarion-Ledger: Jury sentences killer to die in gas chamber. By Staff & Wire Reports Via newspapers.com.
- Associated Press via The Vicksburg Post: Scott Jury Votes Death Penalty. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Scott County Times: Bobby Glen Wilcher Receives Death Sentence. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Scott County Times: Grand Jury Report. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Wilcher v. State. By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- The Scott County Times: Supreme Court sets April 11 as date of execution for Bobby Wilcher. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Wilcher v. State. By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- The Scott County Times: Appeal denied as Wilcher waits. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- Clarion-Ledger: Death row inmate loses round in appeals of 1982 convictions. By Beverly Pettigrew Kraft Via newspapers.com.
- Clarion-Ledger: Killers’ resentencing likely. By Beverly Pettigrew Kraft Via newspapers.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Bobby Glen Wilcher, Petitioner-appellant, v. Edward Hargett, Superintendent Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondent-appellee, 978 F.2d 872 (5th Cir. 1992). By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Wilcher v. State. By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- The Scott County Times: Judge Gordon gives approval to Wilcher’s venue change motion. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.
- The Scott County Times: The Sentencing of Bobby Glen Wilcher. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Scott County Times: Wilcher execution unlikely this century. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- The Scott County Times: Supreme Court denies Wilcher appeal. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- The Associated Press via Sun Herald: Wilcher execution on hold for appeal. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Associated Press via The Mississippi Press: Court delays Wilcher execution Via newspapers.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Bobby Glen Wilcher v. State of Mississippi. By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- The Mississippi Press: Briefs: Wilcher execution date set. By Staff & Wire Reports Via newspapers.com.
- The Scott County Times: Death penalty remains a joke in this state. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- Abolish Archives: NEWS: Texas, Miss., Tenn./USA. By Rick Halperin Via web.archive.org.
- Associated Press & The Scott County Times: One Step Closer. By Sam R. Hall Via newspapers.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Wilcher v. State of Mississippi. By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- Justia U.S. Law: Bobby Glen Wilcher v. State of Mississippi. By Staff Via law.justia.com.
- The Vicksburg Post: Give Bobby Glen Wilcher appointment he requested. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- Clarion-Ledger: Reckoning awaits Wilcher. By Sid Salter Via newspapers.com.
- Hattiesburg American: Wilcher will finally know justice today. By Staff Via newspapers.com.
- Clarion-Ledger: High Court Halts Wilcher Execution: Stay Granted. By Sid Salter & Jimmie Gates Via newspapers.com.
- The Associated Press via WLOX-TV: Convicted Killer Bobby Glen Wilcher Executed. By Staff Via web.archive.org.
- The Associated Press via The Mississippi Press: Federal appeals court refuses to stop Wilcher execution. By Holbrook Mohr Via newspapers.com.
- Amnesty International: USA (Mississippi): Further information on Death penalty / Legal concern: Bobby Glen Wilcher. By Staff Via amnesty.org.
- WTOK: Attorney: “Juror Not Romantic with Wilcher”. By Wendy Suares Via web.archive.org.
- Clarion-Ledger: Bobby Glen Wilcher: Executed. By Richard Lake Via newspapers.com.
- The Scott County Times: A Tragic Chapter Closes. By Chris Allen Baker Via newspapers.com.
- Kansas City Star via The Atlantic Constitution: Juror examines her role 2006 Mississippi execution. By Mary Sanchez Via newspapers.com.
- Clarion Ledger: A juror’s regret on sentencing a Mississippi man to his death. By Jimmie E. Gates Via clarionledger.com.
- Unit1012: The Victims’ Families For The Death Penalty
- Bobby Wilcher Find A Grave