The Donut Shop Murders and Their Eerie Afterlife

Regina Alexander doesn’t recall ever knowing exactly how her mother died. She knew scattered details like when and where it happened, and who did it. But other valuable facts about the incident remained obscured. However, her longing to uncover them never subsided.

Carl Taylor, Sherman McCrary / Carolyn Elizabeth McCrary / Regina Alexander / Elizabeth Steffens.

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“I don’t even know what the truth is,” she told an interviewer from The New York Times, “That’s part of why it’s so hard to let go.” The harrowing tragedy happened in the ’70s. Sadly, Regina’s mom wasn’t the only one who fell victim to a man named “The Donut Shop Killer.” (Sounds innocent enough, but trust us… it isn’t).

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