A Gainesville author, a 1972 triple murder in NC and a mystery finally solved - Gainesville Times

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A Gainesville author, a 1972 triple murder in NC and a mystery finally solved

Phil Hudgins of Gainesville has been working on a book about Billy Sunday Birt, who is believed to have killed dozens of people. The work led to a break in a 1972 murder case in North Carolina. - photo by Scott Rogers

02212022 MYSTERY 3.jpg — Phil Hudgins of Gainesville has been working on a book about Billy Sunday Birt, who is believed to have killed dozens of people. The work led to a break in a 1972 murder case in North Carolina. - photo by Scott Rogers

A 50-year murder mystery in the mountains of North Carolina has finally been closed, with some help from a former Times editor.