The Legs Murder Scandal - Brossura

Cole, Hunter; Spencer, Elizabeth

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1617033006 ISBN 13: 9781617033001

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Mississippi, 2012

Riassunto

In Laurel, Mississippi, in 1935, a daughter in a wealthy and troubled family stood accused of murdering her mother. On her testimony, authorities arrested an equally prominent and well-to-do businessman, her reputed lover and accomplice. Ouida Keeton apparently shot her mother, chopped her up, and disposed of most of the corpse down the toilet and in the fireplace, burning all but the pelvic region and the thighs. Attempting to dispose of these remains on a one-lane, isolated road, Ouida left a trail of evidence that ended in her arrest. Witnesses had seen her driving there. Within hours, a hunter and his dogs found the body parts and the cloth in which she had wrapped them.

Touted as the most sensational crime in Mississippi history at the time, the Legs Murder of 1935 is almost entirely forgotten today. The controversial outcome, decided by an unsophisticated jury, has been left muddled by ambiguity. The Legs Murder Scandal presents an intricately detailed description of the separate trials of Ouida Keeton and W. M. Carter. Having researched trial transcripts, courthouse records, medical files, and vast newspaper coverage, the author reveals new facts previously distorted by hearsay, hushed reports, and misinformation. He pursues many unanswered questions such as what did Ouida Keeton really do with the rest of her mother? The Legs Murder Scandal attempts to provide the reader with clarity in this story, which at once is outlandish, harrowing, and intriguing.

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Matricide, mutilation, and mayhem---Mississippi's great crime story of the 1930s

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• Editore: Univ Pr of Mississippi
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1617033006
• ISBN 13: 9781617033001
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 390