Killing of Willie Bell McCallum and Minie McCallum in Mississippi in 1932

Incident

Case summary

Willie Bell McCallum, 20, a farmer, was killed in 1932 in Kemper County, Mississippi. The bodies of Willie Bell McCallum and her sister Minnie McCallum, 21, were found in the woods with their heads badly crushed apparently from blows from a heavy instrument. Some community members suspected that a white farmer had killed the women. There had been a conflict between them the previous year. The farmer had been harassing and threatening the sisters. Minie McCallum, 21, a farmer, was killed in 1932 in Kemper County, Mississippi. The bodies of Minnie McCallum and her sister Willie Bell McCallum, 24, were found in the woods with their heads badly crushed, apparently from blows from a heavy instrument. Some community members suspected that a white farmer committed the murders, for there had been a conflict between them. It was said the farmer had been harassing and threatening the McCallum sisters.

Victim(s):

Date of incident: 1932-05-14
Location: Kemper County, Mississippi
Location type: unknown - rural
Allegation against victim: refusing to work for a white farmer

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

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