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THE LAST OF THE BIGHAMS |
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The
tale of the Pamplico family's murders and the death penalty
trails of the one-handed Edmund Bigham dominated newspapers
in South Carolina through the 1920s. The trials drew
carnival like crowds of curious citizens eager to hear the
tale of horror. A prosecution witness died on the
stand and the skull of his mother was introduced as evidence
against him But Edmund Bigham, accused of killing his
brother, sister, mother and two adopted nephews, escaped the
death penalty to live out his life as "The Last of the
Bighams." This first biography about the notorious Bigham family of Florence County was written by J. A. Zeigler, t hen editor of the Florence Morning News and Review. At the time of the trial, Zeigler covered every facet of the murder trail as a news reporter. He wrote not only the accounts of the six-year court proceedings, but the evil traditions of the Bigham family as well. This book was first published in 1927.230 pages. Softcover ISBN 0-87844-056-9, $19.95 |
