Kalyn McCallOct 26, 20204 min readA Murder, A Mob, and Mose Gibson: Death in the time of Jim Crow - Part 3: The Capture and The EscapeFullerton wanted justice. The white man story does not seem to have been followed up. After testing the flashlight found at the scene,...
Kalyn McCallOct 26, 20202 min readA Murder, A Mob, and Mose Gibson: Death in the time of Jim Crow - Part 2: The SuspectsWho killed Roy Trapp? Who committed the "Satanic midnight" murders? Mirroring the Torres case, at first, it was believed that the...
Kalyn McCallOct 26, 20202 min readA Murder, A Mob, and Mose Gibson: Death in the time of Jim Crow - Part 1: The CrimeJuly 15, 1920 Shortly after midnight, chaos ensued at the home of wealthy Fullerton rancher Roy G. Trapp. At the time, Roy's ranch sat on...