THE UNTOLD STORY OF FRANKIE SILVER Was She Unjustly Hanged?

Softcover. Three days before Christmas, 1831, Frances Silver killed her husband, Charles, with an axe in their cabin in Mitchell County, N.C. She chopped the body into pieces and burned some of it in the fireplace. Three months later, she was convicted and sentenced to death. She was hanged in Morganton on July 12, 1833. Frankie's story evolved into ballad and legend, fascinating generation after generation. The author, whose ancestors played a role in the case, began collecting material about it as a teenager. As a young man, he was startled to discover that much of the story he'd always believed was actually false. He has now sifted through legend, myth and countless documents to tell the real story of one of Appalachia's best-known tales. With Bibliog. 193pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. With crease across corner of back cover o/w Vg+.