Opinion: Bob Ingram deserves the credit for solving triple murder - Gainesville Times

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Opinion: Bob Ingram deserves the credit for solving triple murder

Phil Hudgins of Gainesville has been working on a book about Billy Sunday Birt, who is believed to have killed dozens of people. The work led to a break in a 1972 murder case in North Carolina. - photo by Scott Rogers

02212022 MYSTERY 2.jpg — Phil Hudgins of Gainesville has been working on a book about Billy Sunday Birt, who is believed to have killed dozens of people. The work led to a break in a 1972 murder case in North Carolina. - photo by Scott Rogers

I appreciate The Times’ coverage of my small part in helping to solve the triple murder case in Boone, North Carolina, 50 years ago. However, I think the story gave me more credit than I deserve.