Mary Magdaline Pitts was born in Menifee County, KY on June 5, 1924 to Robert Herman Pitts and Lucy Walker Wilson. Both her birth and death certificates spell her name as "MARY MAGDALINE PITTS". Her headstone reads "MARY MAGDALENE PITTS". By 1927, Robert Herman Pitts and Lucy Walker Wilson had parted ways, and he had moved to Argilite, Greenup Co., KY. He worked at ARMCO in Ashland and had taken in a "housekeeper" Marie Frazier.
Mary Magdaline Pitts lived with her father, his "housekeeper' and her brothers and sisters in a rugged cabin on Culp Creek in Greenup Co., until her death on December 29, 1927.
Many newspapers carried news of her death, described "the most shocking, blood-stirring criminal case in the history of Kentucky." Her death certificate says the cause of death "probably shock resulting from burns, bruises and cuts administered by father and housekeeper, Marie Frazier. Probably homicide." She was buried in Riverside Cemetery on Jan. 15, 1928. Her body was open for public viewing with an estimated 20,000 viewers. Local towns people financed an impressive monument for Mary Magdaline. Twice since it was erected, vandals have destroyed the angel which set on top of the monument. The most recent, in March 2004. A major restoration project was launched by Peggy Lynn Rowe, a movie produced from Los Angeles, Ca.
https://youtu.be/7Kun3WoJtY8
Mary Magdaline Pitts lived with her father, his "housekeeper' and her brothers and sisters in a rugged cabin on Culp Creek in Greenup Co., until her death on December 29, 1927.
Many newspapers carried news of her death, described "the most shocking, blood-stirring criminal case in the history of Kentucky." Her death certificate says the cause of death "probably shock resulting from burns, bruises and cuts administered by father and housekeeper, Marie Frazier. Probably homicide." She was buried in Riverside Cemetery on Jan. 15, 1928. Her body was open for public viewing with an estimated 20,000 viewers. Local towns people financed an impressive monument for Mary Magdaline. Twice since it was erected, vandals have destroyed the angel which set on top of the monument. The most recent, in March 2004. A major restoration project was launched by Peggy Lynn Rowe, a movie produced from Los Angeles, Ca.
https://youtu.be/7Kun3WoJtY8
Mary Magdaline Pitts was born in Menifee County, KY on June 5, 1924 to Robert Herman Pitts and Lucy Walker Wilson. Both her birth and death certificates spell her name as "MARY MAGDALINE PITTS". Her headstone reads "MARY MAGDALENE PITTS". By 1927, Robert Herman Pitts and Lucy Walker Wilson had parted ways, and he had moved to Argilite, Greenup Co., KY. He worked at ARMCO in Ashland and had taken in a "housekeeper" Marie Frazier.
Mary Magdaline Pitts lived with her father, his "housekeeper' and her brothers and sisters in a rugged cabin on Culp Creek in Greenup Co., until her death on December 29, 1927.
Many newspapers carried news of her death, described "the most shocking, blood-stirring criminal case in the history of Kentucky." Her death certificate says the cause of death "probably shock resulting from burns, bruises and cuts administered by father and housekeeper, Marie Frazier. Probably homicide." She was buried in Riverside Cemetery on Jan. 15, 1928. Her body was open for public viewing with an estimated 20,000 viewers. Local towns people financed an impressive monument for Mary Magdaline. Twice since it was erected, vandals have destroyed the angel which set on top of the monument. The most recent, in March 2004. A major restoration project was launched by Peggy Lynn Rowe, a movie produced from Los Angeles, Ca.
https://youtu.be/7Kun3WoJtY8
Mary Magdaline Pitts lived with her father, his "housekeeper' and her brothers and sisters in a rugged cabin on Culp Creek in Greenup Co., until her death on December 29, 1927.
Many newspapers carried news of her death, described "the most shocking, blood-stirring criminal case in the history of Kentucky." Her death certificate says the cause of death "probably shock resulting from burns, bruises and cuts administered by father and housekeeper, Marie Frazier. Probably homicide." She was buried in Riverside Cemetery on Jan. 15, 1928. Her body was open for public viewing with an estimated 20,000 viewers. Local towns people financed an impressive monument for Mary Magdaline. Twice since it was erected, vandals have destroyed the angel which set on top of the monument. The most recent, in March 2004. A major restoration project was launched by Peggy Lynn Rowe, a movie produced from Los Angeles, Ca.
https://youtu.be/7Kun3WoJtY8
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