Killing of Edward Earls in Mississippi in 1936

Incident

Case summary

Edward Earls, 45, a farmer, died in 1936 in Hinds County, Mississippi. Earls’s body was found hanging from a rope. A county coroner’s jury concluded that Earls had hung himself, because, it observed, there was no evidence of a struggle, and Earls had purchased a rope from a local hardware store the day before his death.

Victim(s):

Edward Earls


Date of incident: 1936-03-12
Location: Utica, Hinds County, Mississippi
Location type: unknown - rural
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Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

Criminal process
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