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Sallie Curry of West Campbell Branch, Texas

Sallie Curry of West Campbell Branch, Texas

James Kaye

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Trafford Publishing
Año de edición:
2014
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Historia
ISBN:
9781490737447

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In May, 1876, events in this story led to the murder of a pretty fifteen year-old girl known as Sarah Ann (Sallie) Curry. A first page article about the murder was headlined as 'A Murder Most Foul, Strange, and Unnatural,' but what did 'Strange and Unnatural' mean in the murder of a girl?

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