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Author: Martin, Bitty
ISBN: 9781633887763

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From the publisher

By 1966, Hot Springs, Arkansas wasn't your typical sleepy little Southern town. Once a favorite destination for mobsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, illegal activities continued to lure out-of-state gamblers, flim-flam men, and high rollers to its racetracks, clubs, and bordellos. Still, the town was shaken to its core after a girl was found dead on a nearby ranch. The ranch owner claimed it was an accident. Then the rancher was found to be the killer of another woman - his fourth wife.

The story begins when 13-year-old Cathie Ward was found dead after horseback riding at Blacksnake Ranch on the outskirts of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Frank Davis, the owner of the ranch, tells authorities Cathie's death is an accident. He claims her foot caught in a stirrup and she was dragged to her death despite his pursuit of the runaway horse. People who know the 42-year-old skilled horseman don't believe his story, and soon rumors of her rape and murder begin swirling around town.

The rumors reach a crescendo after Davis viciously guns down his fourth wife and mother-in-law in broad daylight outside of a laundromat. Davis is arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Soon after, Hot Springs authorities re-open the investigation into Cathie Ward's death.

Snake Eyes is the first book to examine this decades-old murder and cover-up, and the only in-depth account of the man who would become the town's most notorious villain. Featuring personal interviews, crime scene records, court documents, and Davis' own prison files, author and lifelong Hot Springs resident Bitty Martin reveals the true story for the first time.

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Title Snake Eyes: Murder in a Southern Town
Author Bitty Martin
Binding Hardback
Pages 264
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Prometheus Books
Publication date 2022-05-15
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
ISBN 9781633887763 / 1633887766
Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
Dimensions 9.36 x 6.32 x 1.02 in (23.77 x 16.05 x 2.59 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: South
Category History - U.S.
Library of Congress subjects Hot Springs (Ark.) - History, Davis, Frank
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2021026086
Dewey Decimal Code 364.152

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Citations

Library Journal, 02/01/2022, Page 82
Publishers Weekly, 01/03/2022, Page 0

About the author

Bitty Martin earned two college degrees, one in marketing from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and the other in nursing from the University of Arkansas Little Rock. She has worked in research, executive leadership, financial marketing and advertising in Hot Springs and was a member of the Little Rock, Arkansas, media community in print and TV sales with the Arkansas Times magazine, KATV - Channel 7/ABC affiliate and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette statewide newspaper.

Returning to school to earn a nursing degree, Bitty became a registered nurse and has worked across America as a traveling operating room nurse for the past two decades. She is the founder of a private national nursing network for highly specialized rapid response nurses and is nationally known among America's 3.8 million nurses and nationwide staffing companies.

Bitty currently lives in her hometown, Hot Springs, and is a board member of the Garland County Historical Society, where she uses her love for Hot Springs historical research along with her media and sales background to benefit the community organization. For more information: https: //www.bittymartin.com/

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