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29. The Hanging of Thomas Bowman
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In 1877, 47 year old Thurza Bowman died a violent death. An autopsy revealed she had been poisoned by strychnine. Suspicion would immediately fall on her husband. After many conflicting testimonies and two trials, Thomas Bowman was sentenced to hang in Asheboro, North Carolina in 1879. Did Thurza Bowman get justice or was her husband wrongfully convicted?
Episode researched by Ricky Allred and Darlene Hildreth
Episode written by Ricky Allred and Darlene Hildreth
Music written and performed by Isaiah Hildreth
Male narrator Curtis Hildreth
Sources:
Ricky Allred
newspapers.com
Bowman Family History
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Civil_War/civil_war_military_units_rockingham_county_nc.html
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/desertion-confederate-during-the-civil-war/
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/David%20Carr_0.pdf
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