On January 6, 1964, a girl was brutally beaten and stabbed shortly after students were dismissed for the day from Duncan High School. The attack happened on a lonely road outside of Duncan, Oklahoma. Tama Hallmark, recently elected Miss Duncan, was beaten and stabbed approximately fifty times before being left for dead in a roadside ditch. The case has never been solved.
In the weeks after the merciless attack, the city of Duncan was overcome with anxiety and suspicion. Nasty remarks were heard in the halls of Duncan High School, and the cafes and diners were filled with rumors and innuendo. Vicious notes, some even threatening, were sent to students who found themselves called to the principal's office to be questioned by investigators. Worried mothers considered taking their daughters out of school. The school, in addition to law enforcement, was under pressure to capture the attacker. There was grief and sympathy for poor Tama Hallmark. There would also be prayers and support for the boy she accused of beating and stabbing her to near death.
This would be a crime that would linger in the minds of area residents for many years to come. Over 45 years later, the mystery continues. A lot of people would like to know who committed this horrible crime --a man who walks free to this very day.
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