The Story of George Hassell

George Hassell was an alcoholic womanizer who had met, married and divorced several women. He also had a lengthy criminal record that included embezzlement and desertion from military service. In 1924, his brother died after being kicked in the head by a mule while working a field. George then married his brother’s widow, adopting her eight children as well. On December 5 1926, George and his wife Susan got into an argument after he had impregnated his 13 year old stepdaughter. After this, George grabbed a hammer and killed his wife. But then he decided that the entire family had to die.