02534cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000120011324500670012526400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850801900040952012580059953400450185765300240190265300540192665300550198065300380203565300510207385600430212499900170216729569UtSlPG20260610133656.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHV1 aUnknown14aThe Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: the Headless Horror. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-08-02  aProduced by David Garcia, Stephanie Eason, and the Online
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Library.  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBryan, Pearl, -1896  aJackson, Scott, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.  aWalling, Alonzo, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.  aMurder -- Kentucky -- Fort Thomas  aTrials (Murder) -- Kentucky -- Campbell County40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29569  c70417d70417