EPISODE · Dec 19, 2022 · 34 MIN
The Girl in the Yellow Scarf
from Stories from the Mortuary
In 1968 Martinsville, Indiana was known as a "Sundown Town". It was also a hotspot for Ku Klux Klan activity. When the sun set on September 16th, 1968 a fatal stabbing would occur that would take over 30 years to solve.Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromthemortuarySources:The Girl in the Yellow Scarf by Sandra Chapmanhttps://people.com/crime/ida-beard-disappearance-legislation-aimed-finding-missing-indigenous-women/https://charleyproject.org/case/ida-joanne-beardhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Jim-Crow-lawhttps://www.history.com/news/the-green-book-the-black-travelers-guide-to-jim-crow-americahttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/01/07/who-killed-carol-jenkinshttps://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/martinsville-dedicates-memory-stone-to-remember-victim-of-race-murder/531-27532654-3bbc-4378-8666-6a34abd208aehttps://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/hh_1871_04_20_KKK_Act/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ku-Klux-Klanhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125584151/carol-marie-jenkins
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