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In June of 1970, the body of 24-year-old Nancy Morgan was found inside a government-owned car in Madison County, North Carolina. It had been four days since anyone had heard from the bubbly, hard-working brunette who had moved to the Appalachian community less than a year prior as an organizerâŚ
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A story of a brutal crime, of a long hunt for justice, and of small-town corruption at its worst. In June 1970, Nancy Morgan was murdered in a remote mountain cove in Madison County, North Carolina. The case lay dormant until 1984, when one of Nancyâs friends was unexpectedly charged with the crime. But the prosecutionâs case fell apart at trial, and the author lays out a persuasive theory that the county sheriffâlong known for his familyâs style of local machine politicsâinstigated the charges against an innocent man in order to boost his re-election bid, when he knew full wellâŚ
From Charles' list on fascinating but not so well known true crimes.
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