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Betty Jo Booker

Case from Texarkana, TX dated Apr 14, 1946

Victim Details

Betty Jo Booker

Female

White / Caucasian

Texarkana

TX

1946-04-14

15

Betty

Jo Booker

07/13/2026

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Betty Jo Booker, a 15-year-old girl from Texarkana, Texas, was tragically murdered on April 14, 1946. She was a talented saxophone player and a straight-A student. Betty Jo and her friend, Paul Martin, were shot to death by the serial killer known as the Texarkana Phantom Killer. Their bodies were found in Spring Lake Park, with Betty Jo's body discovered some distance away from their car.

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, as they came to be known, were a series of four unsolved serial mur ...
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  • Texarkana Moonlight Murders - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
  • Betty Jo Booker (1930-1946) - Find a Grave Memorial
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    I’ve been thinking about Betty Jo Booker, and my heart goes out to her friends and family. Such a ... ...Read More
    06/17/2023
    Has anyone else read about Betty Jo Booker's saxophone being found so far from her body? I find it r... ...Read More
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