Murder In Roanoke County Race And Justice In The 1891 Susan Watkins Case
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Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case
Author | : John D. Long |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 146714410X |
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A drama played out in the mountains of southwestern Virginia in 1891 that attracted nationwide attention and held the citizens of the Roanoke Valley spellbound. It was a story of violence, bigamy, race and a quest for justice. The tale of the trial of Charles Watkins for the murder of his wife was marked by threats of lynching, a fugitive manhunt, a disappearing witness, mistaken identities, claims of insanity and finally a secret letter to break the case wide open. In its day, the story was as closely followed as a modern televised murder trial. Despite the rapt attention of the public then, it has entirely faded from the history books--until now. Historian John Long resurrects the truth of who killed Susan Watkins. Did her rival for a man's love get away with murder?
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