Author name: Michael Earl Simmons

The 1933 Axe Murder of Irby “Bud” Stubbs Near Bluff Springs By Michael Earl Simmons The pine woods of northern Escambia County are a pleasure to drive through, and even […]

By Michael Earl Simmons Feud: a long‑lasting, bitter conflict or quarrel between individuals or groups. It often involves ongoing hostility, resentment, and repeated disagreements over time Family Feud: A prolonged

A Sweet Tea Murders Story from Old Pensacola Hey y’all, it’s Michael Earl back with another tale from the Sweet Tea Files—where the sweet tea is strong, the stories are

Pensacola has always had its ghosts. Some walk quietly through the old streets downtown, some linger near the waterfront, and some still seem to stand watch beside the badge. On

A Southern boy with a name that meant something…Gray. His home wasn’t one that was crowded into a neighborhood or a small farmhouse built on the corner of a vegetable

In the mid-1970s, women working the night shift at convenience stores and gas stations in Mobile County, Alabama, lived in quiet fear. Three clerks vanished or were found murdered in

In 1930s Depression-suffering Florida Panhandle, Bellview wasn’t the crowded collection of neighborhoods and shops it is today. It consisted of farms, chickens, barbed wire fences, and tractors. The people who

The trial of Eddie Johnson brings a clear verdict—but not without hesitation. A story of guilt, mercy, and consequences. When the case went to trial, there was little doubt about

There are places in the South that are supposed to be… A hound dog sleeping on a front porch. The greasy spoon where the waitress calls everyone “Sugar.” The familiar

By the next morning, the question wasn’t who had done it. That part was already answered. The question now was why. And the answer began hours before the shooting—inside a