Episode 37: Terror in Amarillo

On this week's episode, Shea discusses the crimes of Jay Kelly Pinkerton, a possible young serial killer in the making from the 1980s in Amarillo. Join us a we go through this brutal case that shocked a Texas city. 

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Sources:

1. Beilue, J. M. (2015, October 21). Ex-cop tells stories of fun, hurt in book. Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved from https://www.amarillo.com/article/20151031/NEWS/310319890

2. Brogaard, B. (2017, May 31). What Defines a Serial Killer? Psychology Today. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201705/what-defines-serial-killer

3. Carlson, P. H. (2006). Amarillo: The Story of a Western Town. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/Amarillo-Western-Paul-H-Carlson/dp/0896725871

4. Graczyk, M. (1985, August 21). Pinkerton: Ready To Die When Stay Granted. AP NEWS. Retrieved from https://apnews.com/e20e53e65ccdc6c6f51ed74d009913f8

5. Morrow, J. (2016, March 14). Jay Kelly Pinkerton, 1979/80, Executed 1986. Historical Crime Detective. Retrieved from http://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/msm-jay-kelly-pinkerton-1979/

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7. Pinkerton v. State (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas May 14, 1985). Retrieved from https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1983/68903-3.html

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Good News: 

Dickerson, Kristen. 2018. Friendship Started With Act of Kindness on Keller Marching Band. NBC DFW 5. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/friendship-started-with-act-of-kindness-at-keller-marching-band/263627/.