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UMfan77 · 07-05-2004, 02:11 PM

Does anyone recall watching the segment about the 1999 murder of a 19 year old girl from Arkansas named Carson Prince? She had run out of gas on a busy highway and was later seen being pushed out of a white pickup truck of an unknown man and was killed. There were many motorists on the highway that saw the whole thing and were able to give a good description of the pickup truck. It became known that Carson's boyfriend was using her vehicle for selling drugs and maybe a drug dealer had killed her. Carson's father was the mayor in Little Rock Arkansas and her mother is district attorney. This case is still unsolved.

Kane · 07-05-2004, 09:07 PM

I haven't forgotten about that case. It's very eerie, considering the circumstances. She was dangling partly out of the car in front of horrified motorists, some of whom immediately dialed 911 to report the incident.

The case is at the Arkansas State Police link. It can be found at the bottom of the page of the following link:

http://www.asp.state.ar.us/cases.html

LGraves65 · 07-06-2004, 01:41 PM

I work in the judicial system here in Arkansas, and this case is discussed a LOT. It's one of those situations where the police "know" who did it, they just can't prove it. The suspect they have had a truck exactly like the one described by the witnesses, but got rid of it soon after the crime.

It'll probably never be solved, since it would pretty much take a confession from this guy to close it, and that's never going to happen.

Very sad.

Kane · 07-06-2004, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by LGraves65
It'll probably never be solved, since it would pretty much take a confession from this guy to close it, and that's never going to happen.

Well, it certainly won't be solved as long as there's too much pessimism about it!

Don't worry, I'm not trying to chew you out. But please keep in mind that there were countless murder cases that took many years to be solved, many of which were unsolved far longer than the Carson Prince case.

There is a good chance that Carson Prince's murder will eventually be solved. It's just that it could very well be one of those cases where we may have to prepare for the long haul.

Mystery-Lover · 07-10-2004, 05:20 PM

I feel so sorry for Carson Prince.

She seemed like a nice girl. I want the bastard that let her tumble out of the white pick-up truck to be put behind bars!

I remember seeing this case when it was broadcasted in the summer of 2002. The case happened in 1999 in Arkansas on a busy highway. Here's the whole story:

Carson Prince grew up in Maumelle, Arkansas, near Little Rock, the oldest of the three children of Tom and Suzanne Hixson Prince. Her parents’ divorce when Carson was 13 had a profound effect on the young woman, but she overcame her problems and earned a scholarship to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. During her sophomore year, Carson left school and moved back home with her father.

On April 28, 1999, Carson told her father she planned to drive into town to pick up registration forms for the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, where she planned to enroll in the fall. The housekeeper said Carson left home between 11:45 a.m. and Noon.

About 12:15 p.m., a number of 911 calls reported a speeding white Ford pickup truck swerving erratically along the Arkansas River Bridge on Interstate 430 outside Little Rock. Inside the vehicle, a young woman was engaged in a life of death struggle with the driver, a young white male. As horrified witnesses watched, Carson Prince tumbled out the passenger door of the truck onto the highway. The driver sped off without a moment’s hesitation. Carson was rushed to a nearby hospital with massive head injuries, where she died later that evening without regaining consciousness.

Arkansas State Police found Carson’s Ford Bronco alongside Interstate 430, just a half mile from where her body was recovered. The car’s gas tank was empty. Strangely, less than 30 minutes after leaving her house, Carson seemed to be headed back home, in the opposite direction of her errands. A gas station was within walking distance. So Carson’s apparent next move does not make sense to her parents. Witnesses saw a young man with a white pickup truck stopped near Carson’s disabled vehicle. He was holding a gas can. Carson’s family doesn’t believe Carson would have willingly gotten into a vehicle with anyone she didn’t know, and feel she was either forced into the truck or may have known her assailant.

Authorities would learn that Carson was involved in a stormy relationship with a young man who was a suspected drug dealer, and who may have used Carson’s car to make deliveries. The day before her death, Carson had shown up at her mother’s home, upset because the boyfriend had been arrested on drug charges. Carson believed her mother, a deputy district attorney, might have been involved in her boyfriend’s arrest and prosecution. Carson's mother, Suzanne Hixson, had not been involved in the case, and, fearing the boyfriend was outside in Carson’s Bronco, asked her daughter to leave. Carson was fatally injured less than 12 hours later. While Carson’s former boyfriend has been cleared of any involvement in her death, could it have been related to his drug dealing? Was she fleeing a stalker? Or, did Carson merely run out of gas at the wrong place at the wrong time?

Neither the white Ford pickup nor the driver has been located. The truck had the word FORD painted in red on its’ tailgate. Witnesses reported that the Arkansas license plate included the numbers 2-7-4. The driver was described as a white male in his twenties, of medium height and with sandy brown or blonde hair. Investigators would like to speak with anyone who placed a 9-1-1 call on that day or witnessed the event.

Fletch · 07-10-2004, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by Mystery-Lover
The truck had the word FORD painted in red on its’ tailgate. Witnesses reported that the Arkansas license plate included the numbers 2-7-4. The driver was described as a white male in his twenties, of medium height and with sandy brown or blonde hair. Investigators would like to speak with anyone who placed a 9-1-1 call on that day or witnessed the event.

It's amazing that with this info the guy still hasn't been caught.

LGraves65 · 01-28-2005, 04:27 PM

In October of 2004, Stephen Talley walked into his local police station and confessed to the murder of Carson Prince AND to the murders of two other people in his hometown that were unsolved. He has been charged, but hasn't been tried.

http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1004/182067.html

shock80 · 02-20-2005, 03:45 AM

carson prince case has been solved and they arrested a man.. check it out in little rock arkansas..

Awsi Dooger · 02-20-2005, 06:47 PM

Was Stephen Talley the person Arkansas authorities always suspected?

Kane · 02-21-2005, 03:10 PM

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Was Stephen Talley the person Arkansas authorities always suspected?

http://www.todaysthv.com/printfullst...?storyid=12523

Only the authorities themselves would know for sure. However, in the article from the link above (dated October 24, 2004), it says that Talley "surprised police by confessing to three 1999 killings." This seems to imply that he wasn't an immediate suspect in the Carson Prince murder. The cops may have had other potential suspects from the beginning, and that Talley was unheard of until sometime later on.

07-05-2004, 02:11 PM	#1
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	Carson Prince Does anyone recall watching the segment about the 1999 murder of a 19 year old girl from Arkansas named Carson Prince? She had run out of gas on a busy highway and was later seen being pushed out of a white pickup truck of an unknown man and was killed. There were many motorists on the highway that saw the whole thing and were able to give a good description of the pickup truck. It became known that Carson's boyfriend was using her vehicle for selling drugs and maybe a drug dealer had killed her. Carson's father was the mayor in Little Rock Arkansas and her mother is district attorney. This case is still unsolved.

07-10-2004, 05:20 PM	#5
Mystery-Lover Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Posts: 72	Carson Prince I feel so sorry for Carson Prince. She seemed like a nice girl. I want the bastard that let her tumble out of the white pick-up truck to be put behind bars! I remember seeing this case when it was broadcasted in the summer of 2002. The case happened in 1999 in Arkansas on a busy highway. Here's the whole story: Carson Prince grew up in Maumelle, Arkansas, near Little Rock, the oldest of the three children of Tom and Suzanne Hixson Prince. Her parents’ divorce when Carson was 13 had a profound effect on the young woman, but she overcame her problems and earned a scholarship to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. During her sophomore year, Carson left school and moved back home with her father. On April 28, 1999, Carson told her father she planned to drive into town to pick up registration forms for the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, where she planned to enroll in the fall. The housekeeper said Carson left home between 11:45 a.m. and Noon. About 12:15 p.m., a number of 911 calls reported a speeding white Ford pickup truck swerving erratically along the Arkansas River Bridge on Interstate 430 outside Little Rock. Inside the vehicle, a young woman was engaged in a life of death struggle with the driver, a young white male. As horrified witnesses watched, Carson Prince tumbled out the passenger door of the truck onto the highway. The driver sped off without a moment’s hesitation. Carson was rushed to a nearby hospital with massive head injuries, where she died later that evening without regaining consciousness. Arkansas State Police found Carson’s Ford Bronco alongside Interstate 430, just a half mile from where her body was recovered. The car’s gas tank was empty. Strangely, less than 30 minutes after leaving her house, Carson seemed to be headed back home, in the opposite direction of her errands. A gas station was within walking distance. So Carson’s apparent next move does not make sense to her parents. Witnesses saw a young man with a white pickup truck stopped near Carson’s disabled vehicle. He was holding a gas can. Carson’s family doesn’t believe Carson would have willingly gotten into a vehicle with anyone she didn’t know, and feel she was either forced into the truck or may have known her assailant. Authorities would learn that Carson was involved in a stormy relationship with a young man who was a suspected drug dealer, and who may have used Carson’s car to make deliveries. The day before her death, Carson had shown up at her mother’s home, upset because the boyfriend had been arrested on drug charges. Carson believed her mother, a deputy district attorney, might have been involved in her boyfriend’s arrest and prosecution. Carson's mother, Suzanne Hixson, had not been involved in the case, and, fearing the boyfriend was outside in Carson’s Bronco, asked her daughter to leave. Carson was fatally injured less than 12 hours later. While Carson’s former boyfriend has been cleared of any involvement in her death, could it have been related to his drug dealing? Was she fleeing a stalker? Or, did Carson merely run out of gas at the wrong place at the wrong time? Neither the white Ford pickup nor the driver has been located. The truck had the word FORD painted in red on its’ tailgate. Witnesses reported that the Arkansas license plate included the numbers 2-7-4. The driver was described as a white male in his twenties, of medium height and with sandy brown or blonde hair. Investigators would like to speak with anyone who placed a 9-1-1 call on that day or witnessed the event.
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02-20-2005, 06:47 PM	#9
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	Same guy? Was Stephen Talley the person Arkansas authorities always suspected?

07-05-2004, 09:07 PM	#2
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	I haven't forgotten about that case. It's very eerie, considering the circumstances. She was dangling partly out of the car in front of horrified motorists, some of whom immediately dialed 911 to report the incident. The case is at the Arkansas State Police link. It can be found at the bottom of the page of the following link: http://www.asp.state.ar.us/cases.html

07-06-2004, 01:41 PM	#3
LGraves65 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2004 Posts: 39	I work in the judicial system here in Arkansas, and this case is discussed a LOT. It's one of those situations where the police "know" who did it, they just can't prove it. The suspect they have had a truck exactly like the one described by the witnesses, but got rid of it soon after the crime. It'll probably never be solved, since it would pretty much take a confession from this guy to close it, and that's never going to happen. Very sad.

01-28-2005, 04:27 PM	#7
LGraves65 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2004 Posts: 39	In October of 2004, Stephen Talley walked into his local police station and confessed to the murder of Carson Prince AND to the murders of two other people in his hometown that were unsolved. He has been charged, but hasn't been tried. http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1004/182067.html

02-20-2005, 03:45 AM	#8
shock80 Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2005 Posts: 40	carson prince case has been solved and they arrested a man.. check it out in little rock arkansas..