Could call this a sequel to my last “Man from the Train” post, in which I discussed the theorized serial killer travelling across the US railways at the turn of the century murdering families in their homes.
One of these possibly connected incidents was in Statesboro, Georgia, in 1904, in which the Hodges family was murdered and their house burned down in a case very reminiscent of the murders occuring around the country at the time.
In this case the police immediately went after a pair of black men based on likely false confessions, which resulted in their (very graphic even by Jim Crow standards) lynching a month later. I won’t go into detail here since you can read plenty in the link, but the ultimate result of this was widespread racial unrest spreading to nearby towns, resulting in an exodus of the black population. All while the real killer was probably already over state lines, with nobody any the wiser.
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To quote my grandfather who grew up in Jim Crow Louisiana: “Killing a black person simply wasn’t a crime back then…”
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[CONTEXT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Paul_Reed_and_Will_Cato?wprov=sfla1)
Could call this a sequel to my last “Man from the Train” post, in which I discussed the theorized serial killer travelling across the US railways at the turn of the century murdering families in their homes.
One of these possibly connected incidents was in Statesboro, Georgia, in 1904, in which the Hodges family was murdered and their house burned down in a case very reminiscent of the murders occuring around the country at the time.
In this case the police immediately went after a pair of black men based on likely false confessions, which resulted in their (very graphic even by Jim Crow standards) lynching a month later. I won’t go into detail here since you can read plenty in the link, but the ultimate result of this was widespread racial unrest spreading to nearby towns, resulting in an exodus of the black population. All while the real killer was probably already over state lines, with nobody any the wiser.
Rub.
To quote my grandfather who grew up in Jim Crow Louisiana: “Killing a black person simply wasn’t a crime back then…”