Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State

Frankie Silver: A Woman Hanged | Episode 2, part 2, "Frankie Goes to Trial"

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“Frankie Silver: A Woman Hanged” is the story of a gruesome death, prisoner disguise and escape, and the eventual hanging of a young woman found guilty of murdering her husband in 1831.  Episode 2, host Andrea Gabriel talks with archivists Chris Meekins and Debbie Blake for a recount of Frankie Silver’s trial and appeal.

See the documents mentioned in the episode at the State Archives of North Carolina's History For All the People blog.

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