The True Tale of "Arkansas Gun Girl," Helen Spence On this episode of Arts & Letters, we continue our discussion with Denise Parkinson about the mysterious and infamous life of 1930s "outlaw" Helen Ruth Spence. Parkinson's book, Daughter of the White River: Depression-Era Treachery & Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta is a true-life tale about a depression-era tragedy. Through archival research, newly discovered prison records, community stories, and interviews with Spence's childhood