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He Bought Them New Clothes for a Family Portrait — Then Killed Them All

He Bought Them New Clothes for a Family Portrait — Then Killed Them All

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 The Lawson Family Christmas Massacre: On Christmas morning 1929, a North Carolina farmer sent his teenage son on an errand to town — then systematically murdered his wife and six children before turning the gun on himself.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = A Walk Through The Snow00:05:16.290 = Show Open
00:06:30.833 = The Making of Charlie Lawson
00:18:53.776 = *** The Christmas Massacre Begins
00:53:18.024 = *** The Dark Family Secret
01:10:31.859 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“1929: A Lawson Family Christmas” by Troy Taylor from his book “Suffer the Children”: https://amzn.to/2JoXRfK
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Originally aired: June 20, 2020
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