W. W. MCCULLY
Description
The murder of eighteen year old Janie Sharp remains unsolved more than one hundred years after her ravaged body was found along a country road in cent
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ral Mississippi. Her brutal death and the events over the next two years led to suspicion, conflict and murder across a sleepy little community. Was it a rush to judgement or did the teenager, Swinton Permenter, take the life of a young woman who rejected his affections?
The deaths of two others involved in the investigation of the case created more questions, more doubts. For more than 100 years, rumors and speculation have led to conflicts between families and neighbors. Even today, Janie's death continues to be a favorite topic of discussion leading to a regional ghost tale that captures the imagination.
"The Tragedy of Janie Sharp" is an expanded version of "Murder in Rural Hill" published in 2016 and chronicles Janie's death and the events and trials that followed. Additional images, information about a possible witness and more historical data is included.
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