At that time, one of Sally's sisters, Edith "Edie" Snowden Dewey, became manager of the family's Horseshoe Lake enterprise. Martha McKay forgave and befriended Lewis while he served his time for her mother and cousins murders, which took place when the pair surprised him as he burglarized a house on the Snowden property, the newspaper said. LeeAnna Warner was just five years old when she vanished while walking to a nearby friends house in Chisholm, Minnesota. }); One of Arkansas' most notorious murderers returned 24 years later to the scene of his crime this week, killed his victim's daughter and then drowned as he tried to flee cops, according to officials. The murders became infamous in local lore because the Snowdens were an influential family, and . Lewis jumped from an upstairs window and ran to a vehicle that he drove across the yard and got stuck in the yard, Crittenden County Sheriff Mike Allen told the Appeal. "The suspect then jumped from the car and ran and jumped into the lake. When they arrived, they found an open back door. 16-year-old Travis Lewis fatally shot McKay's mother, Sally Snowden McKay, 75, and the mother's nephew, 52-year-old Lee Baker, a few houses down from the mansion in 1996. "The suspect then jumped from the car and ran and jumped into the lake. Her suspected killer, Travis Santay Lewis, died after jumping in Horseshoe Lake to get away from deputies. The Arkansas Game and Fish and Crittenden County Search and Rescue were called to find the retrieve the corpse of Travis which they later found in the lake. Martha was part of the Snowden family that owned the colonial-style house at Horseshoe Lake in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Travis Santay Lewis. He reportedly drowned in the lake after jumping in as he tried to elude deputies. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), text: 'Advertisements', Lewis drowned while he was fleeing from authorities, Crittenden County Sheriff Mike Allen revealed in a statement. } reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Listen to Martha McKay talk about Snowden House below, courtesy of Memphis magazine. The 16-year-old Lewis reacted by murdering the pair and setting fire to the house. She had either been stabbed or bludgeoned to death; she was in her 60s. He was observed going under the water and never came back up. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. The property had also been a location for a 1994 movie called 'The Client' which is an adaptation of the John Grisham murder mystery. Martha had grown up in San Francisco but spent summers on Horseshoe Lake. ONE OF Arkansas most notorious murderers returned to the scene of his crime 24 years later to kill his victims daughter and then drowned as he tried to flee cops, according to officials. family members said Martha McKay had . They also claimed Martha might have been helping Lewis after his prison release, but that information has not been confirmed. }); eventAction: 'click_ads' __ATA.cmd.push(function() { He was sentenced to 28-and-a-half years for the killings. Music: We Talk of Dreams www.purple-planet.com For sources, visit: https://murderous-mino As per the Sheriff, the department's rescue team and Arkansas Game and Fish had used sonar equipment in order to find Lewis' body. Rescue teams with the sheriff's department and Arkansas Game and Fish used sonar equipment to find Lewis' body after he drowned, Sheriff Allen said. told the Flyer that the family had opposed a capital sentence when Lewis was convicted of the double homicide. $("#df4xZIT").load("https://nationalvanguard.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dfads_ajax_load_ads&groups=5939&limit=1&orderby=random&order=ASC&container_id=&container_html=none&container_class=&ad_html=div&ad_class=&callback_function=&return_javascript=0&_block_id=df4xZIT" ); Years later, Sally McKays daughter, Martha McKay, bought an old colonial-style mansion by the lake just a short distance from where her mother had been murdered. }); After he got out, she hired him to help take care of the Snowden property where his mother, Gladys, had been a housekeeper for many years. The historic Snowden House was used in the 1994 John Grisham movie The Client.. By the time it was all over, the course of the river had changed, and parts of it meandered off to become oxbows, separated from the flow that once again headed south. All of them opposed it except Martha. I felt like I was royalty, with the big house and servants, McKay had said in a 2015 interview, in which the Appeal called her The Lady of the Lake., Everything was fresh from the garden, fresh eggs and all, and we even had a peach orchard, shed said. Lewis, 39, also killed McKay's mother and second cousin in 1996 on the same property. 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Lewis had been just 16 when he fatally shot McKays mother, Sally Snowden McKay, 75, and the mothers nephew, Lee Baker, 52, a few houses down from the mansion in 1996. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { In 1996, 75-year-old Sally Snowden McKay, and her first cousin, Memphis musician Lee Baker, 52, entered her home by Horseshoe Lake, approximately 35 miles southwest of Memphis, TN, when they startled Lewis, who was in the process of robbing the place. ", Sheriff Allen said, "I met her a few times and she was a nice, interesting lady. } This became the subject of her thesis. He was 17 when he pled guilty to the two murders on April 7, 1998, the day his Circuit Court trial was about to begin in Marion, Arkansas. In 1996, when he was 16 years old, Lewis killed Martha McKays mother, Sally Snowden McKay, and Sally McKays first cousin, Memphis musician Lee Baker, the Flyer reported. Arkansas woman murdered by same man who slayed her mother 24 years ago after he was released on parole. We got to swim every day, and it was just ideal. Lewis, whose parents had lived on Snowden family-owned property, was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty. As they searched the home for an intruder, they saw a man, later identified as 39-year-old Travis Santay Lewis, jump from an upstairs window, Allen said. He did not resurface. ga('ads.send', { Martha McKays body was found inside her home, according to officials. Lewis, whose parents had lived on Snowden family-owned property, was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty, }); Deputies reached Snowden House in Horseshoe Lake to find 39-year-old Travis Santay Lewis on the property. Travis was 16 when he murdered Sally. Mother would bring us back for the summer and leave us here, Martha McKay told the magazine. Travis Santay Lewis was responsible for their deaths. Is anyone feeling that the mom has strong narcissistic vibes, I worked on both cases. Thanks for putting up the essays on WB, I just checked it out, it looks great. Kylar Travis Andrew Lewis 06/25/1992 - 05/05/2013 In loving memory of Kylar Travis Andrew Lewis, who was born on June 25, 1992 to Robert F. Lewis and Delcie Lewis in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. I think that the great mission of us is to devise how to create white Ethno-States. As they searched the home for an intruder, they saw a man, later identified as 39-year-old Travis Santay Lewis, jump from an upstairs window, Allen said. Wednesdays events will open wounds that may still feel fresh to local residents who remember the 1996 murders, which resonated around the world because of the cult fame of Baker. Lewis was chased by deputies until he jumped into the lake and his body was recovered later. No matter w, A large thank to the Author and Mr Strom for bring this front and center. Outlining how we Whites are being set up for and being the targets of genocide i, Interesting one-sided and regionalist commentary here. Copyright 2023 HNGN. 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Though he had been sentenced to 28 years, he gained his freedom in 2018. As they searched the home for an intruder, they saw a man, later identified as 39-year-old Travis Santay Lewis, jump from an upstairs window, Allen said. Travis Santay Lewis who had been out on parole since 2018 was last seen alive diving into Horseshoe Lake, a half-hour southwest of Memphis, on Wednesday. Both sides employed Black, What we concluded we really want to know is what happened to him to make, Douglas, I was being kind to Kevin, who is an excellent editor, a perfectionist. (function($) { Unfortunately, the lake languished without the backwash from the Mississippi and St. Francis rivers. Living at the time in Virginia City, Nevada, she bought Snowden House and renovated it to be her home and a place for parties, weddings and other special events. She really restored that place back to its original beauty. Horseshoe Lake was receding, pulling away from the shoreline. 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The suspect then jumped from the car and ran and jumped into the lake, Allen continued. eventAction: 'render' It was quite a job to get easements from property owners, Martha was quoted as saying, But everybody is happy with it, including me., Over the years, the kind-hearted Martha had remained in contact with Lewis. Crittenden County Sheriff Mike Allen said deputies responded Wednesday to an alarm at McKays home. He was paroled in 2018. }); HORSESHOE LAKE, ARKANSAS: An Arkansas woman was allegedly murdered on Wednesday, March 25, by the same suspect who killed her mother and her cousin on the same property at Horseshoe Lake around 24 years ago, authorities revealed. McKays family opposed the death sentence, and they got their wish when he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 28 and a half years in prison; he served 20 years before he was paroled in 2018. "We were able to look out the window and see them patrolling the waters.. 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