, ▁when ▁the ▁- high ▁structure ▁was ▁blow n ▁over . ▁ ▁Un sol ved ▁murder ▁case ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Little field ▁was ▁shock ed ▁by ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁phys ician ▁Roy ▁H unt ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Ma e ▁Fran ks . ▁H unt , ▁a ▁Lub bo ck ▁native , ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁Medical ▁School ▁at ▁Gal vest on ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁Little field ▁C lin ic ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁While ▁Dr . ▁H unt ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁gun shot ▁w ound , ▁Mrs . ▁H unt ▁was ▁bl ud ge oned ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁a ▁gun . ▁Their ▁bodies , ▁bound ▁together , ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁bed ▁by ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁five - year - old ▁daughter , ▁who ▁ran ▁sc ream ing ▁to ▁neighb ors ▁for ▁help . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁m ourn ers ▁attended ▁the ▁fun er als ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁of ▁Little field , ▁which ▁se ated ▁only ▁ 3 0 0 . ▁Some ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁people ▁stood ▁outside ▁the ▁overflow ing ▁church ▁to ▁pay ▁respect s . ▁A ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁reward ▁was ▁offered , ▁and ▁Governor ▁Co ke ▁R . ▁Stevens on ▁took ▁a ▁personal ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁An ▁investigation ▁revealed ▁that ▁Dr . ▁H unt ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁shot ▁twice ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4