In 1948, Mary Virginia “Jimmie” Carpenter arrived in Denton for summer classes—and vanished between the train station and her dorm. We walk through the cab driver’s changing story, possible ties to the Texarkana Phantom Killer, and a haunting cold case that still has no answers.

Support the show

  • Listen to our Monday minisode A Little Less Mess right here on the main feed.   
  • Hang out with us on Patreon for The Weekly Pour on the Porch and Sittin’, Sippin’, & Bullshittin’.
  • Please rate and review, subscribe, and follow us on social media for case updates, what's in our mason jars, true crime documentary recommendations, and Southern suppers. Search @blessthismesspodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

Sources for this episode

  • The Charley Project – “Mary Virginia Carpenter”
  • Wikipedia – “Disappearance of Virginia Carpenter”
  • Denton County History & Culture – “The Chilling Disappearance of Virginia Carpenter”
  • The Doe Network – Case File 1198DFTX, Mary Virginia Carpenter
  • Texas Monthly – “The Phantom Killer”
  • FBI Vault – archival materials on mid‑20th‑century missing persons investigations
  • Denton Record‑Chronicle and Texarkana Gazette

Rss Apple Podcaster
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör Bless This Mess. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Bless This Mess och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.