Things I Want To Know
Things I Want To Know
Paul G Newton
A Broken Brain, A Violent Trail Across Wartime Arkansas. Red Hall, the killer History overlooked
1 hour Posted Nov 30, 2025 at 9:00 pm.
Setting The Stage: Wartime Arkansas
Red Hall’s Upbringing And Head Injury
Hitchhiking America And Murky Marriages
The Disappearance And Murder Of Faye
Army Airfield, Gliders, And Opportunity
Confirmed Victims And Ballistics Links
Arrest, Confessions, And Trial
Old Sparky, Death Masks, And Legacy
Modern Reflections And Closing Banter
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Send us Fan Mail Paul G and Andrea trace the violent trail of James “Red” Hall across wartime Arkansas, where a hellfire upbringing and a childhood head injury twisted a drifter into a man who turned small moments into real-life dead ends. A .38 revolver ties the bodies together. The chaos of World War II gives him cover. And Arkansas rushes him from confession to Old Sparky before most people even know who he is. They follow the disappearance of Faye after a night out in Little Rock, the mot...