<p><strong>Content Warning:</strong> This episode includes discussion of a murder scene and a suicide. Please use care deciding when or whether to listen.</p><p>We pick up moments after Mayor <strong>Dr. George P. Archer</strong> is found shot beside his car outside his clinic in Prestonsburg, KY (July 12, 1973). A witness reports a <strong>beige-on-green Buick LeSabre</strong> fleeing the scene—similar to the car driven by <strong>Judith Archer</strong>, the city clerk and executive director of the Housing Authority, married to Archer’s cousin <strong>William “Bill Tom” Archer</strong>. As rumors snowball (including an alleged affair), timelines shift, pressure mounts, and within eight days Judith dies by suicide—before any arrest is made. A grand jury later calls dozens of witnesses but issues <strong>no indictments</strong>, and the case cools. Fifty-plus years on, questions about conflicts of interest, missing records, and political entanglements still shadow Prestonsburg.</p><p>Connect &amp; Contribute</p><p>Have information, corrections, or family stories about this case?</p><ul><li><p><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="" rel="noopener">kyhistoryhaunts@gmail.com</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> @kyhistoryhaunts</p></li><li><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> Kentucky History &amp; Haunts</p></li></ul><p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling, please consider contacting the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline (U.S.).</em></p><p>Send Jessie a note:</p><p>9115 Leesgate Rd Suite A</p><p>Louisville, KY 40222</p>

Kentucky History & Haunts

Jessie Bartholomew

155. Unsolved Murder of Prestonsburg Mayor George Archer- Pt. 2

SEP 30, 202521 MIN
Kentucky History & Haunts

155. Unsolved Murder of Prestonsburg Mayor George Archer- Pt. 2

SEP 30, 202521 MIN

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<p><strong>Content Warning:</strong> This episode includes discussion of a murder scene and a suicide. Please use care deciding when or whether to listen.</p><p>We pick up moments after Mayor <strong>Dr. George P. Archer</strong> is found shot beside his car outside his clinic in Prestonsburg, KY (July 12, 1973). A witness reports a <strong>beige-on-green Buick LeSabre</strong> fleeing the scene—similar to the car driven by <strong>Judith Archer</strong>, the city clerk and executive director of the Housing Authority, married to Archer’s cousin <strong>William “Bill Tom” Archer</strong>. As rumors snowball (including an alleged affair), timelines shift, pressure mounts, and within eight days Judith dies by suicide—before any arrest is made. A grand jury later calls dozens of witnesses but issues <strong>no indictments</strong>, and the case cools. Fifty-plus years on, questions about conflicts of interest, missing records, and political entanglements still shadow Prestonsburg.</p><p>Connect &amp; Contribute</p><p>Have information, corrections, or family stories about this case?</p><ul><li><p><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="" rel="noopener">[email protected]</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> @kyhistoryhaunts</p></li><li><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> Kentucky History &amp; Haunts</p></li></ul><p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling, please consider contacting the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline (U.S.).</em></p><p>Send Jessie a note:</p><p>9115 Leesgate Rd Suite A</p><p>Louisville, KY 40222</p>