Introduction: A Night Like Any Other

On October 14, 1965, Mary Shotwell Little, a 25-year-old secretary at Citizens & Southern National Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, finished her workday with routine errands. She purchased groceries and met a coworker for dinner at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Lenox Square Shopping Center. Described as being in good spirits, Mary spoke fondly of her recent marriage to Roy Little, a bank examiner who was out of town on business. After dinner, around 8:00 p.m., she walked back to her car—a 1965 Mercury Comet—and was never seen again. 

The Mysterious Discovery of the Car

The following day, when Mary failed to report to work, concern escalated. Her supervisor, aware of her dinner plans at Lenox Square, initiated a search for her vehicle. Initially, security personnel couldn't locate the car, but by noon, it appeared in the Yellow 32 section of the parking lot. The car was coated with red dust, suggesting it had been driven on unpaved roads. Inside, investigators found four bags of groceries, Coke bottles, and a pack of Kent cigarettes—Mary's preferred brand. More disturbingly, items of her undergarments were neatly folded on the console, except for a bra and a single stocking found on the floor; the stocking appeared to have been cut with a knife. Smeared bloodstains were present on the steering wheel, driver's door, passenger window, and front seats. Tests confirmed the blood matched Mary's type, but the quantity was minimal, akin to a nosebleed. ...Read More