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Title: The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: the Headless Horror.
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Summary: "The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: The Headless Horror" by Unknown is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the gruesome murder of Pearl Bryan, a young woman found decapitated near Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in 1896. The story delves into the shocking details of her life, the circumstances leading to her tragic fate, and the subsequent investigations that gripped the nation. The opening of the book vividly portrays the immediate aftermath of Pearl's murder, revealing the horror and chaos that ensued when her headless body was discovered. A local young man, James Hewling, stumbles upon her body, triggering a swift response from soldiers and law enforcement. The text details Pearl's background—depicting her as a beloved daughter from a prominent family—and outlines the sordid events that led to her death, highlighting her entanglement with two dangerous men, Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling. Their manipulative actions and the desperate measures taken to conceal the crime suggest a narrative steeped in tragedy and moral decay, setting the stage for a gripping investigation into the nature of evil and its effect on innocent lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Unknown
EBook No.: 29569
Published: Aug 2, 2009
Downloads: 242
Language: English
Subject: Bryan, Pearl, -1896
Subject: Jackson, Scott, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject: Walling, Alonzo, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject: Murder -- Kentucky -- Fort Thomas
Subject: Trials (Murder) -- Kentucky -- Campbell County
LoCC: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: the Headless Horror.
Credits:
Produced by David Garcia, Stephanie Eason, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net from
images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital
Library.
Summary: "The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: The Headless Horror" by Unknown is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the gruesome murder of Pearl Bryan, a young woman found decapitated near Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in 1896. The story delves into the shocking details of her life, the circumstances leading to her tragic fate, and the subsequent investigations that gripped the nation. The opening of the book vividly portrays the immediate aftermath of Pearl's murder, revealing the horror and chaos that ensued when her headless body was discovered. A local young man, James Hewling, stumbles upon her body, triggering a swift response from soldiers and law enforcement. The text details Pearl's background—depicting her as a beloved daughter from a prominent family—and outlines the sordid events that led to her death, highlighting her entanglement with two dangerous men, Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling. Their manipulative actions and the desperate measures taken to conceal the crime suggest a narrative steeped in tragedy and moral decay, setting the stage for a gripping investigation into the nature of evil and its effect on innocent lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Unknown
EBook No.: 29569
Published: Aug 2, 2009
Downloads: 242
Language: English
Subject: Bryan, Pearl, -1896
Subject: Jackson, Scott, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject: Walling, Alonzo, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject: Murder -- Kentucky -- Fort Thomas
Subject: Trials (Murder) -- Kentucky -- Campbell County
LoCC: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.