White Christmas, Bloody Christmas

White Christmas-Bloody Christmas: Finally the True Story of the Lawson Family Murders of Christmas Day

White Christmas, Bloody Christmas was written by M. Bruce Jones, and Trudy J. Smith. The 141 page book was published by Upwords Publications in 1990 with an ISBN 10 of 0962810800. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. White Christmas, Bloody Christmas mentions 1 serial killers including Edgecombe County Serial Killer. The author M. Bruce Jones has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

On Christmas Day, 1929, a mysterious mass murder was carried out in the snowy foothills of N.C. by a church-going tobacco farmer. Charlie Lawson brutally gunned down his wife & 6 children age 4 mo. to 17 years, bludgeoned them, then placed their heads on pillows before taking his own life. There seemed no motive, only two unfinished notes & many unanswered questions. Why was one son spared? Why did the clock stop, precisely recording the time? Why no Christmas gifts in the home? Did Lawson simply go insane? The bloody crime scene became one of the most popular attractions of the Depression era southeast, attracting thousands--the story became legend. After 60 years, the mystery had survived all attempts to explain it. Now, an elderly niece...