Mary Magdalene Pitts was cruelly murdered by the hands of her father and his housekeeper Marie Frazier. There were 20,000 people who came to attend the funeral of this three-year-old. This remains the largest funeral ever attended for a child in the USA and the first documented case of child abuse. For more visit lightsonpod.com

Book: Cruelly Murdered: The Murder of Mary Magdalene Pitts and Other Kentucky True Crime Stories by Keven McQueen

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