December 25, 1929 Germantown, North Carolina Charlie Lawson kills his wife and 6 of their 7 children before killing himself A few days prior to the murder-suicide, Charlie (43) brought his family to get a photograph taken together, a considerable expense and luxury for a working class family at the time. Because of the irregularity… Continue reading Man kills wife, 6 of his 7 children, self
Category: North Carolina
Man kills 4, injures 7 randomly after “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy enacted
August 6, 1993 Fayetteville, North Carolina Sgt. Kenneth Junior French, angry at the recent "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, randomly targets a restaurant for a mass shooting, shooting at anyone he encounters French claimed to not remember the events of the murders, stating he had gotten excessively drunk prior to the events. Shortly before the… Continue reading Man kills 4, injures 7 randomly after “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy enacted
The death of Brandon Lee
March 31, 1993 Wilmington, North Carolina Actor Brandon Lee dies in a hospital after an accident on the set of The Crow The accident in question involved a scene in which Lee’s character is shot at the beginning of the movie. A blank — which produces the recoil of a normal bullet being fired but… Continue reading The death of Brandon Lee
Teens kill school superintendent, roommate after being reprimanded
March 12, 1951 Union Mills, North Carolina Two teens shoot and kill their school’s superintendent and the younger teen’s roommate The two teens, Hugh Justice (19) and Billy Ray Powell (16) had been reprimanded by school superintendent W. E. Sweatt for “walking with girls.” The boys visited Sweatt around 10 at night and fatally shot… Continue reading Teens kill school superintendent, roommate after being reprimanded
Confederate Home Guardsmen kill 2 men for resisting Confederacy
March 3, 1865 Robeson County, North Carolina Allen and William Lowry (sometimes spelled Lowrie) are murdered by the Confederate Home Guard The Lowrys were suspected by Home Guard leader Robert McKenzie to have stolen some of the latter's plantation animals, stockpiling illegal weapons, helping other Lumbees (a native tribe in North Carolina) from impressed service… Continue reading Confederate Home Guardsmen kill 2 men for resisting Confederacy
