Published: December 17th 2019, 8:01:00 am
Christmas of 1929 turns from holiday to horror when a North Carolina family is brutally murdered, leaving behind one of the state's most enduring mysteries.
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Sources for this episode:
A Christmas Murder Story
Criminal Podcast EP #25 (8-27-2015)
The Portrait
New York Daily News (12-26-2015)
North Carolina tobacco farmer murdered his wife and six children — including infant daughter — in 1929 Christmas Day massacre
News.com.au Australia (12-28-2016)
Secret behind photo in Lawson family Christmas Day massacre when seven people died
The Lawson Family Massacre
North Carolina Museum of History
The Great Depression and North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The Story of the Lawson Family
Greensboro News & Record (3-4-2019)
Lawson Family Murders: A look back after 90 years
Centers For Disease Control (3-11-2019)
Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury
American Mass Murderers by Valerie Plaza
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The Story of the Lawson Family