The Legs Murder Scandal by Hunter Cole,Elizabeth Spencer

In Laurel, Mississippi, in 1935, one daughter of a prosperous and family members stood accused of murdering her mom. On her testimony, gurus suspected an both popular and well-to-do businessman, her reputed lover, of supporting. Ouida Keeton it appears shot her mom, chopped her up, and disposed of such a lot of her physique elements down the lavatory and within the fire, burning all however the pelvic quarter, the thighs, and the legs. trying to cast off those is still on a slim, one-lane, remoted highway, Ouida left a path of proof that resulted in her arrest. humans had visible her using to the line. inside of hours, a hunter and his canine came upon the material during which she had wrapped her mother's legs.

Touted because the so much sensational crime in Mississippi background on the time, the Legs homicide of 1935 is nearly completely forgotten this present day. The arguable end result, determined through an unsophisticated jury, has been left muddled by way of ambiguity. With The Legs homicide Scandal, Hunter Cole provides an intricately precise description of the separate trials of Ouida Keeton and W.M. Carter. Having researched trial transcripts, courthouse documents, clinical records, and colossal newspaper assurance, the writer unearths new proof formerly distorted by means of rumour, hushed reviews, and incorrect information. Cole pursues many unanswered questions similar to what, particularly, did Ouida Keeton do with the remainder of her mom? The Legs homicide Scandal makes an attempt to supply the reader with readability during this tale, that's outlandish, harrowing, and interesting, all at once.