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100 1 _aUnknown
245 1 4 _aThe Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: the Headless Horror.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-08-02
508 _aProduced 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.
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBryan, Pearl, -1896
653 _aJackson, Scott, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aWalling, Alonzo, -1897 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
653 _aMurder -- Kentucky -- Fort Thomas
653 _aTrials (Murder) -- Kentucky -- Campbell County
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29569
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