April 6, 1997 Greene County, Tennessee 6 young people, between the ages of 14 and 20, murder 3 members the Lillelid family leaving the 2-year-old son without an eye The motive behind the attacks as well as the person who shouldered the majority of the blame are up for debate. One of the women accused…
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
April 4, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel The Reverend Doctor King's killer, James Earl Ray, shot the Civil Right's leader in his right cheek. The bullet then struck King's jaw, traveled down his spinal column, and came to rest lodged in his shoulder.…
A woman’s death during an abortion grieved by anonymous benefactor
February 1, 1876 Memphis, Tennessee Kate McCormick dies during an abortion The grave reads: Kate McCormick, Seduced and pregnant by her father’s friend, Unwed she died from abortion, her only choice, Abandoned in life and death by family, With but a single rose from her mother, Buried only through the kindness of an unknown benefactor,…
Toddler’s smoking habits draw attention of the press
January 12, 1889 The Police Gazette publishes a story about the youngest smoker in the state of Tennessee, Wallace Lochridge According to The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC), Jan. 2 1889 page 3, Wallace was a year and 10 months old when he gained fame for being the youngest smoker in Tennessee and (hopefully)…
Orphan Girl murdered
January 6, 1872 Huntsville, Tennessee Angeline Moore, an orphan and servant, is murdered Angeline, 15 at the time of her death, was found in the wilderness in a battered state; her eye had been "mashed in," her ribs broken and collarbone dislocated, and she had numerous bruises all over her body. Suspicion quickly fell upon…
