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Walter Virgil Starks

Case from Texarkana, TX dated May 03, 1946

Victim Details

Walter Virgil Starks

Male

White / Caucasian

Texarkana

TX

1946-05-03

37

Walter

Virgil Starks

07/10/2026

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Walter Virgil Starks, a 37-year-old Caucasian male from Texarkana, Texas, met a tragic end on the night of May 3, 1946. He and his wife, Katherine Ila Strickland Starks, were attacked by an unknown assailant known as the "Phantom Killer" at their home. The attacker shot Virgil twice through the front window, killing him instantly. Katherine, who was also shot twice, managed to escape and seek help.

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, as they came to be known, were a series of unsolved violen ...
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  • Texarkana Moonlight Murders - Wikipedia
  • Walter Virgil Starks (1909-1946) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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