In the weeks leading up to Christmas Day of 1929 Charles Lawson took his wife and their brood of children to have a family portrait taken, little did they know it would be their last. This week we’re discussing the tragedy that’s since become known as the Lawson Family Murders.

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Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_family

https://southerncalls.com/article/the-lawson-family-tragedy/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/937234562/

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https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30065567

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