Thurman Case Testimony Reads Lot Like A TV Soap Opera

Logan Banner, Wednesday, August 28, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson Part XI of a Series Testimony in the Mamie Thurman Murder Trial reads more like a soap opera than evidence. It fueled tongue waggers and gossipers in 1932 Logan. And, the trail raised […]

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They Lined-Up Early To Get A Seat At The Thurman Trial

The Logan Banner, Tuesday, August 27, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson Part X of a Series. Logan was spellbound. The Mamie Thurman Murder Trial of 1932 held the country in its grip. And, the Friday, Oct. 14 edition of The Logan Banner reported

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Prison Inmate Remembers Convicted Stephenson

Logan Banner, Monday, August 26, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson Murder and murder trials were by no means unusual for Logan County in 1932. But there was one which stirred more than the usual interest and reached into the very heat of Logan

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Real Drama Provided In 1932 Trail

Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. The Logan Banner, Friday, August 23, 1985 By Dwight Williamson Eighth in A Series Harry Robertson had an impressive list of credentials. He was President of the City Commission, banker-sportsman and treasurer of the Logan Woman’s Club’s public library…add to that the

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Articles About The Murder of Mamie Thurman

Below is a listing of articles by Dwight Williamson about the murder of Mamie Thurman. A 1932 murder leaves many questions today The murder of Mamie Thurman remains a mystery 1985 Series Part I – Mamie Thurman’s Brother Ask, ‘Who Killed My Sister?’ Part II – The Mamie Thurman Case: More Gripping Than a Novel

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Mamie’s Brother Gets Call; Others Now Coming Forward

Logan Banner, Thursday, August 22, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson Now, 53 years and seven updated stories later, George Morrison, Mamie Thurman’s brother, telephoned The Banner from Arizona to say he had received a letter from “someone” who will not disclose their name,

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Like Vultures, They Packed Court Room In ’32

Logan Banner, Thursday, August 22, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson Seventh In A Series The old Logan courthouse must have been a real site Monday, Sept.10, 1932, the day Clarence Stephenson’s trial started. The stately old southern courthouse, later torn down and replaced

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Thurman Jury Reached Prominent Families 53-Years Ago

Logan Banner, Wednesday, August 21, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part VI of a Series) It had been nearly three months since Mamie Thurman’s body was discovered atop Trace Mountain (now known as Holden 33 Mountain). Her neck was broken, two .38 caliber

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McConnell Graveyard Checked, But…

Logan Banner, Tuesday, August 20, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part V in a Series) Just where is the legendary Mamie Thurman buried? Did someone try to blot out her memory, even to the point of hiding her burial spot? These are questions

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Thurman Revelations Stirred Excitement In 1932

Logan Banner, Monday, August 19, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part IV of a Series) Excitement was high in Logan County during the early days of July 1932. It was understandably so because it was about two weeks after the brutal murder of

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