Author: Mike Simmons
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He Came Out of Nowhere!
Pensacola Police Officer Mike Wood’s lifesaving deed From the book, “Stories of Pensacola’s Finest,” now available on Amazon! “Nothing!” said Mike Wood. “We spent the whole day out there and got nothing!” It looked like it was going to be an uneventful day when Mike decided to return empty-handed to…
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God Used Him as an Angel
An excerpt from the book, “Stories of Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon When you see Greg Gordon, you gotta smile. He does that to you. He is usually smiling back. On top of that, he has one of those Hollywood looks – yep, he is what you think a hero…
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New Book
The Axe Murderer of Pensacola I have just published my newest book, called “The Axe Murderer of Pensacola.” It is a true book about the 1926 axe murder of Preston Pickern that took place in downtown Pensacola. It is a short book, offered on Kindle for $2.99. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC3RBQGC/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3BBXLTNNF44J4&keywords=mike+simmons+books&qid=1689685978&s=books&sprefix=Mike+Simmons%2Cstripbooks%2C322&sr=1-9 Since…
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End of Watch: The Death of Pensacola Police Officer Curtis Jones, June 27, 1980
Good Hope Baptist Church in Baker, Florida
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The Doctor, the Doctor’s Wife and the Shooting
By: Mike Simmons Regardless of the differences in their stories, there are two known facts: 1) He beat her in the face, and 2) She shot him in the gut. How they got there is anyone’s guess. Marion T. Martin was born in Live Oak, Texas in 1915. As a…
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The Bungled Extortion Attempt
By: Mike Simmons We have all seen on television or read in books about a mastermind villain that plans an audacious, but lucrative caper that only a genius could conceive. Then, as we return to the real world, we hear about the guy that contrives a plan, seemingly failproof, but…
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The Murder of the Rich Woman
by Mike Simmons She had plenty of it and she flaunted it. Everyone in the rural community knew it…because she told them. Nancy Chancey had a lot of money. She was divorced and lived alone in northern Holmes County, Florida. She lived on a farm near the crossroads of Graceville…
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The Good Guy with the Shotgun
From the book, “Stories of Pensacola’s Finest,” available on Amazon. By Mike Simmons January 16, 1991 “My daddy’s going to kill my brother!” He has a shotgun and said he’s going to kill him. Daddy said that Charles Jr. has been sleeping with that whore and it’s disrespectful.” Cliff…
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End of Watch: The murder of Town Marshal Daniel Douglas, Bluff Springs Police Department, Florida
An excerpt from the book, “Some Gave All,” coming soon on Amazon By Mike Simmons End of Watch Monday, May 22, 1893 The community of Bluff Springs, Florida lies 3.8 miles south of Century on the west bank of the Escambia River in northern Escambia County. Besides the Bluff Springs Recreation…
