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August 23, 1987. (1987-08-23) (aged 17) Alexander, Arkansas, US. Around 4:00am on August 23, 1987, the bodies of 16-year-old Don Henry and 17-year-old Kevin Ives were hit by a freight train in the town of Alexander, Arkansas, United States, as they were lying on the tracks. The locomotive engineer engaged the brakes while blowing the horn, but ...
The movie connected these deaths to smuggling activities at the Mena Airport, suggesting the boys had become accidental witnesses to a drug drop. However, their bodies were found along train tracks in Alexander, Arkansas, approximately 120 miles (190 km) to the east of Mena.
Don Henry and Kevin Ives, two Arkansas teenagers, were killed and their bodies placed on railroad tracks on August 23, 1987.At the time, the boys' deaths were controversially ruled accidental, but after Kevin Ives' body was exhumed and a second autopsy performed, the original examiner's ruling was overruled and the cause of death for Kevin Ives and Don Henry was changed from accidental to ...
Channon Gail Christian, aged 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr., aged 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. They were kidnapped on the evening of January 6, 2007, when Christian's vehicle was carjacked. The couple were taken to a rental house. Both of them were raped, tortured, and murdered. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Four males and one female ...
Don Henry (16) and Kevin Ives (17) – on 23 August 1987, a 75-car, 6,000-ton Union Pacific locomotive en route to Little Rock, Arkansas spotted two boys lying motionless across the tracks, [164] who were run over by the oncoming train. They also claimed they were wrapped in a green tarp. [165]
January 3 – India – Ghatnandur train crash: 18 people died in a collision of two trains at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra [40] January 31 – Australia – Waterfall rail accident: The driver of a southbound passenger train suffered a heart attack and died; the train then sped out of control and derailed on a curve, overturning several cars and killing six passengers.
After 2–3 minutes, the vapor exploded, killing one person and injuring 235. [54] October 21 – Ireland – Gormanston, County Meath. A passenger train ran away driverless and collided with another passenger train at Gormanston, a third passenger train was struck by the two wrecked trains. Two people were killed and 29 were injured.
Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad: [2] Incorporated August 29, 1892; consolidated with the Alexandria, Junction City & Shreveport Railway Company in March of 1899, continuing as the Arkansas Southern Railroad Company. Merged into the Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad on October 31, 1905. Leased to the Chicago Rock Island ...