Cold Case Solved: The Abe Pipkin File (Part 2)

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the 1977 crime case of Abe Pipkin of Beebe, Arkansas; this is a part 2 of a 2 part series. I covered this case for my live show in Malvern, Arkansas on July 11th--in an abbrievated for time way. In Part 2, we begin where we left off after Henry Lee Lucas proven to be a fraudster and had falsely confessed to Abe's murder. This was in the time frame of 1985/1986. After this, ASP investigator JR Howard is still working Abe's case but it is cold. Any leads coming in are looked at and the ASP tries to get help from the public by participating in TV programs like "Unsolved Mysteries" and later on some sort of cold case program, Blessedly a huge lead pops up in 1993, but it will take almost a decade for this lead to end in an arrest of a suspect who will be tried and convicted named Gary Lee Evans. Listen to all of the ups, downs and even more tragedy to the Pipkin family in this episode, References for this Episode: Arkansas State Police File: Received via Freedom Of Information Act: C33-975-77 https://katv.com/archive/father-and-son-murdered-thirty-years-apart https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/family-concerned-over-murderers-parole/91-286981188 Court documents: https://caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad/search?context=participants&firstName=JACLYN&lastName=DERREBERRY https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAssembly%2FMeeting+Attachments%2F000%2FI13857%2FExhibit+H.1+-+Parole+Board+-++December+2014+Monthly+Activity+Report.pdf https://www.odmp.org/officer/10695-night-watchman-abe-issac-pipkin "Murder in Searcy" written by Mike S. Allen & Deana Hamby Hall; written 2021--not a reference but mentioned https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099FMBZ9G?lv=shuf&channelId=510&plpRedirect=mhFallback "Evans has long record" by Stan Mitchell--The Sun, Tues. Jul 16, 2002. "Evans denies killing officer" by Dale Ellis, The Sun--Tues. Jul 16, 2002. Big Shoutout to Abe's family for reaching out and information provided by Billi Pipkin--Abe's Granddaughter Episodes DID include other information via: https://www.newspapers.com/ https://www.ancestry.com/ Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!! https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F# https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/ To connect w/ Unexplained America: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538# https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUA https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/ Find us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms. Xoxoxoxo, Lisa