Opinion: Bob Ingram deserves the credit for solving triple murder

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Opinion: Bob Ingram deserves the credit for solving triple murder

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 2.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

Published: Mar 3, 2022, 9:43 PM

I appreciate The Times’ coverage of my small part in helping to solve the triple murder case in Boone, North Carolina, 50 years ago. However, I think the story gave me more credit than I deserve.

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Opinion: Sacrifices must be made by all to keep Democracy

President Donald Trump listens during an event Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during an event Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press

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Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:11 PM

Donald Trump and the Republican Party are, in a helter-skelter fashion, converting American democracy into an autocracy with Trump as the autocrat.

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