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The following episode mentions murder and hanging. Listeners discretion is advised. This episode involves a mother, a husband, and a son, who were all hanged in Arkansas within months of each other.

Lavinia Sharp (died November 8, 1845) was the first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas. Burnett, her husband Crawford, and their son John, were arrested, tried, and convicted of the murder of Jonathan Selby, who lived near Fayetteville, Arkansas, and who allegedly kept large sums of money at his residence. One of Lavinia and Crawford's daughters informed authorities of the murder, and robbery. Lavinia and Crawford Burnett were tried in October 1845 and sentenced to be hanged on November 8, 1845. The hanging was reportedly well attended. John Burnett was arrested in Missouri and was found guilty on December 4, 1845. He was hanged on December 26, 1845.

Sources:

murderpedia.org

http://www.executedtoday.com/2009/11/08/1845-lavinia-burnett-crawford-burnett-fayetteville/

http://www.executedtoday.com/2018/12/26/john-burnett-failson/

https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/658013?page=1#sr-121802054

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106907710/lavinia-veny-burnett

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239539398/john-burnett

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239539266/crawford-burnett

arkansasgenalogy.com

Washington County, Arkansas Newspaper about 1950

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Warning. The following consists of triggering events and narrations of actual crime scene evidence. Caution is strongly advised especially for listeners under the age of 13. The show features descriptions of Murder, Sexual Assault, and Violence. Listener discretion is advised.

A young woman, with two small children were home and the older child witnessed the most horrendous thing that can happen in this life time.

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I've been MIA since August and I feel like the best way to come back to my podcast is by catching my faithful listeners up to speed. Life is difficult most of the time but for the past few months I could not handle any of it, I have been doing the best I can with what I have which isn't much. I'm doing better now, and I see the sun shining and I get happy about the little things again. I created a Patreon, but don't feel obligated to donate I did that to hold myself accountable so I don't disappear for so long again. I have so many cases that I am going to record and talk through, so hopefully if you have stuck around this long you will continue to stick around and work through these cases with me. I plan to approach things from a different perspective going forward.

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