Book signing with Audrey Moate discussion

Saturday afternoon at 2, HL Arledge will be speaking at the St. John the Baptist Parish Library, 2920 New Highway 51 in LaPlace, recounting the murder of Thomas Hotard and the disappearance of Audrey Moate. He will also be signing books.

To refresh your memory, the events occurred near midnight on November 25, 1956, on a rural road just south of the Tangipahoa Parish line. A married man parked his car in a wooded area near Lake Pontchartrain and watched submarine races with his mistress.

Someone from the dark woods opened the car door and fired a shotgun into the car, killing Thomas Hotard. His mistress, Audrey Moate, ran from the vehicle with the gunman in pursuit.

Bring your questions and theories!