The bloody aftermath of the Lawson family slayings. Charlie Lawson shot and bludgeoned his wife and six of his seven children in their Germanton cabin on Christmas Day 1929.
Photo from “The Meaning of Our Tears” by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
Caskets, prepared in 1929 by Yelton Funeral Parlor in Madison, were transported to a mass grave in Stokes County. Above, just a few of the several thousands of onlookers who traveled from across the state to witness the funeral.
Photo from “The Meaning of Our Tears” by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
The Lawson family cabin in Germanton in Stokes County where Charlie Lawson murdered his wife and children on Christmas Day 1929.
Photo from “The Meaning of Out Tears” by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
About 10 days before Christmas, Charlie Lawson drove his family to Winston-Salem, bought everyone new suits of clothing and scheduled this family portrait at a photography studio in the city. The above image is the last known photograph of the family, buried in the new clothes in which they posed.
Photo from “The Meaning of Our Tears’’ by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
The motive for one of the saddest and bloodiest crime in the region’s history remains a mystery as the 90th anniversary of the Lawson Family Murders approaches.
North Carolina’s judicial history is filled with captivating true-crime tales, and many have drawn national attention and set legal precedent.…
The bloody aftermath of the Lawson family slayings. Charlie Lawson shot and bludgeoned his wife and six of his seven children in their Germanton cabin on Christmas Day 1929.
Photo from “The Meaning of Our Tears” by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
Caskets, prepared in 1929 by Yelton Funeral Parlor in Madison, were transported to a mass grave in Stokes County. Above, just a few of the several thousands of onlookers who traveled from across the state to witness the funeral.
Photo from “The Meaning of Our Tears” by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
About 10 days before Christmas, Charlie Lawson drove his family to Winston-Salem, bought everyone new suits of clothing and scheduled this family portrait at a photography studio in the city. The above image is the last known photograph of the family, buried in the new clothes in which they posed.
Photo from “The Meaning of Our Tears’’ by Trudy J. Smith, 2006.
