The legs murder scandal / Hunter Cole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Hunter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murder--Mississippi--Laurel--Case studies.

Murder.

Trials (Murder)--Mississippi--Case studies.

Trials (Murder).

Keeton, Ouida, 1899-1973.

Keeton, Ouida.

Carter, W. M. (William Madison), -1949.

Carter, W. M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (652 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Laurel, Mississippi, in 1935, one daughter of a wealthy and troubled family stood accused of murdering her mother. On her testimony, authorities suspected an equally prominent and well-to-do businessman, her reputed lover, of assisting. Ouida Keeton apparently shot her mother, chopped her up, and disposed of most of her body parts down the toilet and in the fireplace, burning all but the pelvic region, the thighs, and the legs. Attempting to dispose of these remains on a narrow, one-lane, isolated road, Ouida left a trail of evidence that ended in her arrest. People had seen her driving to

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34; Afterword; Postscript; Chronology

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-62103-003-2

1-282-82130-X

9786612821301

1-60473-723-9

OCLC:

759859738