Things I Want To Know
Things I Want To Know
Paul G Newton
A Small Town, A Vanished Child, And The Case That Won’t Let Go
1 hour Posted Oct 13, 2025 at 12:00 am.
Hickory Ridge: The Day Everything Changed
Childhood Freedom And Small-Town Safety
The Search, Discovery, And Shock
Evidence Gaps And Small-Agency Limits
Kids’ Eyewitness Accounts And Reliability
The Tubbs Lead: Claims, Consent Laws, And Context
Forensics Fumble: The Wrong Hair
Star Witness Killed And A Case Unravels
Why Kill? Motives, Money, And Doubt
Sketches, Cars, And Uncertain IDs
Prosecutorial Risks And The Need For Proof
Registry Timelines And Investigative What-Ifs
The Weight Of Hearsay And Dead Ends
Likely Unsolved: Hard Truths For Families
New FOIA Leads: The 1972 Bomb Case
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Send us Fan Mail The story starts on a quiet May evening in 1991 and never really stops echoing. A nine-year-old sets out to sell costume jewelry in a tiny Arkansas town where people wave from porches and the fields hold the day’s last light. By week’s end, she’s found in a ditch four miles away, and everything residents believe about safety, trust, and “being home before dark” begins to crack. We walk you through what happened and what didn’t: kids who saw a light-blue car and a man with lo...