March 15, 1946Eddyville, KentuckyAnderson Adkins (34, pictured center) is executed for a murder committed during a custody dispute Anderson and his wife, Elmo Bentley Adkins, had recently divorced, and Anderson had blamed the influence of his in-laws for the dissolution of his marriage. Elmo had been granted custody of the couple’s 11-year-old son and Adkins…
Body of woman found after she is killed by her children, in-laws, and grandchild during religious ceremony
February 8, 1933Inez, KentuckyThe body of Lucinda Mills is found after she is killed during a religious ceremony Police arrived at the home of Tommie Boyd, either after being alerted by concerned neighbors or upon hearing a commotion of singing, dancing, and shouting coming from the house. Inside was a congregation, referred to as “the…
The headless body of a pregnant woman is found
February 1, 1896Fort Thomas, KentuckyThe headless body of Pearl Bryan (23) is found The body of a decapitated woman, tossed into some bushes, was discovered by a farmhand on February 1. As her head was missing, identification proved difficult. The murder became an immediate sensation in the area due to the gruesome end the woman…
Man executed for stabbing a woman in the throat with a pair of scissors during a sexual assault
November 30, 1956Eddyville, KentuckyJames Franklin Bowman (44) is executed for the rape and murder of a 72-year-old woman Roberta Busby was attacked on August 29, 1954 and found by her neighbor about 6 to 10 hours after her death at approximately 2:30 a.m. on August 30. Busby’s throat had been slashed deeply enough to sever…
A double hanging, one for murder the other for rape
April 2, 1880 Louisville, Kentucky Two men are hanged: one for murder, the other rape Robert Anderson was convicted of killing his wife in April 1878. Margaret Anderson made an earning by washing laundry and, when she returned home after her day’s work, Robert demanded a portion of her wages. She refused. Robert became enraged…
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