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Pallbearers at Marvin Rupe's Funeral: Murders in 1912. Logan County, Arkansas

Pallbearers at Marvin Rupe's Funeral: Murders in 1912. Logan County, Arkansas

Pyles, Wendell

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN13: 9798180320025
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 6 2026
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.42 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
In 1912, two killings in western Arkansas focused the public, press, law enforcement, and the courts for two years. The men killed - although both violently - died in contrasting circumstances.

The killings, manhunt, trials, and scandal are pieced together from extensive research of the court records and proceedings, personal interviews, and newspapers. The press coverage was sensational, widespread and often erroneous. Extensive newspaper articles - both locally and published in several nearby states - are included to reflect how the participants and their actions were viewed by the public.

The law and the perpetrators were adversarial, cunning, and driven. Their tactics and strategies are woven step-by-step through this narrative. The actions undertaken by James David Rupe following the death of his son Marvin Rupe were meticulously planned, flawlessly executed, and were seemingly beyond the reach of the law. The fallout pulled a shocking number of people in these two counties into the midst of these crimes.

Set in Logan and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas, a historical look at life in Booneville and Hackett - politically, economically, and culturally - is detailed. In Pallbearers at Marvin Rupe's Funeral, Wendell Pyles unfolds this non-fiction telling from the dramatic flashpoint of the opening confrontation, continuing for two intensive years following. The lives of those involved were dramatically altered for the remainder of their days. Most everyone felt a void for the men killed and justice unserved.

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