Show Notes
On Christmas Day in 1929 37 year old Fannie Manring and six of her seven children – Marie, Carrie, Maybell, James, Raymond and Mary-Lou were killed by husband and father Charles Lawson in North Carolina. Her eldest child Arthur was spared.
In a seemingly premeditated familicide Charles took his family to have a family portrait taken the day before he killed them all – apart from his son Arthur. He then took his own life.
With speculation about motives ranging from a head injury to incest and child abuse, this familicide remains one of the most infamous murders in American history.
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References Haunting last family photo hid evil dad's incest secret before all 7 killed in massacre
Madison Dry Goods Store Murders: How and Why Did Charles Lawson Kill His Wife and Kids?
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The Story of the Lawson Family | NC DNCR
Murder of the Lawson family | Murder Ballads
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