on february 15, 1978, serial killer ted bundy, who had escaped from jail in colorado, was captured in pensacola, florida.
on april 4, johnny wilson stayed home from school because he was sick , the only time he did so in his three years in junior high school. despite his hatred of school, johnny took pride in the fact that he almost never missed or was late for school. the perfect attendance certificates he received in the seventh and ninth grades remained among his most valued possessions for many years.
on april 11, president jimmy carter decided to postpone production of a neutron bomb. production of the bomb would later proceed under president ronald reagan.
on august 6, marianne capps, a neighbor of the wilsons, had a yard sale on her front lawn. joe wilson purchased a paperback book, gods of aquarius: ufo’s and the transformation of man, by brad steiger, for ten cents. it renewed his interest in the subject of unidentified flying objects. in the years to follow, he would go on to spend what jenny wilson considered an inordinate amount of money on books, magazines, and later, videos and dvd’s, on the subject.
on december 22, serial killer john wayne gacy was arrested in chicago.
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