This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of William Henry Hance, a black man who killed four women and tried to blame his crimes on a fictitious group of white men called “The Forces of Evil”.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Crimezzz.net. (n.d.). HANCE William Henry. Retrieved 09/07/23 from http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/H/HANCE_william_henry.php
Justia. (1980). Hance v. State. Retrieved 09/07/23 from https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1980/36012-1.html
Wikipedia. (n.d.). William Henry Hance. Retrieved 09/07/23 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Hance
O’Keefe, Jack. (08/20/2019). This Subject From ‘Mindhunter’ Had His Case Go All The Way To The Supreme Court. Bustle. Retrieved 09/09/2023 from https://nc.bustle.com/p/william-henry-hance-from-mindhunter-season-2-is-based-on-a-real-person-but-the-irl-story-is-more-complicated-than-on-the-series-18682309
True Crime Annals. (05/23/2020). William Henry Hance, Chairman of the Forces of Evil. Retrieved 09/09/2023 from https://truecrimeannals.weebly.com/cases/william-henry-hance-chairman-of-the-forces-of-evil
Smolowe, Jill. (04/11/1994). Doubts On Death Row. Time. Retrieved 09/10/2023 from https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,980479,00.html
Kahaner, Larry. (12/17/1978). Hance Given Death Penalty. The Columbus Ledger. Retrieved 09/10/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/856370276/
Einhorn, David. (09/18/1977). Father Waits to Find Who and Why of Slaying. The Columbus Ledger. Retrieved 09/11/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/856858238
Einhorn, David. (09/18/1977). Clues Few in Military Death Probe. The Columbus Ledger. Retrieved 09/11/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/856858238
Einhorn, David. (10/12/1977). Slain Woman’s Clothing Found. The Columbus Ledger. Retrieved 09/11/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/856621281
Barrow, Jay. (10/18/1977). Benning MPs Find Woman’s Body. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 09/11/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/853790707
Einhorn, David. (10/20/1977). Post Officials Believe Slayings Unrelated. The Columbus Ledger. Retrieved 09/12/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/856627704
Stewart, Jim. (04/06/1978). GI Charged in ‘Evil Force’ Slaying. The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved 09/12/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/398788586
The Columbus Ledger. (09/08/1978). Soldier Sentenced in Slaying. Retrieved 09/12/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/856393625
CaseText. (03/11/1993). Hance v. Zant. Retrieved 09/12/2023 from https://casetext.com/case/hance-v-zant
Justia. (10/20/1988). Hance v. Kemp. Retrieved 09/12/2023 from https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1988/45750-1.html
Ancestry.com. (n.d.). William Henry Hance. Retrieved 09/12/2023 from https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/186526980/person/322435508148/facts
History
FortBenningHousing.com. (n.d.). Fort Benning GA History. Retrieved 09/10/2023 from https://www.fortbenninghousing.com/history
Tillery, Casey (n.d.). Deciphering the Elusive Slave History of Columbus, Ga. Sutori. Retrieved 09/10/2023 from https://www.sutori.com/en/story/deciphering-the-elusive-slave-history-of-columbus-ga–QkujF6kW71XrJ5eFRaHQiZLG
Columbus State University. (n.d.). Walking Through Black History. Retrieved 09/10/2023 from https://digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/exhibits/show/walking-through-black-history
Muscogee Moms. (01/31/2015). Traveling the Black Heritage Trail (Columbus, GA). Retrieved 09/10/2023 from https://www.muscogeemoms.com/columbus-black-heritage-trail/
Books
Ressler, Robert K.; Shachtman, Tom. (1992). Whoever Fights Monsters. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
How Not to Get Murdered
Margaret Killjoy
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“Perfect Servings” by Marlene Miller. Used with permission. Find her Facebook and Instagram under SEMNCHY or marlenemiller138@gmail.com
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