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The Martinsville Seven had raped Mrs, Floyd, wifé jof
a Martinsville store manager, in a "shanty-town" section.
of Martinsville on January 8, 1949, In court, they had
incriminated each other with Signed and oral statements, |
JEFFERSON CITY POST, Jefferson City, Mos, Feb. 2, 1951
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The Martinsville Seven had raped Mrs, Floyd, wifé jof
a Martinsville store manager, in a "shanty=town" section
of Martinsville on January 8, 1949. In court, they had |
incriminated each other with signed and oral statements, |
JEFFERSON CITY POST, Jefferson City, Moey Feb. 2,.1951
The Martinsville Seven had raped Mrs, Floyd, wi
a Martinsville store manager, in a "shanty-town" &
of Martinsville on January 8, 1949. In court, they had
incriminated each other with signed and oral statements.
JEFFERSON CITY POST, Jefferson City, Mo.y Feb. 2, 1951
| “MARTINSVILLE 'SEVE
| "...THe ‘wife of a prominent department store manager, on
her way to pick up her laundry, had stopped cautiously
at a railroad crossing when, without warning; she had
been set upon by sefen lust-crazed men. The attractive
young woman had been brutally dragged, screaming, from
her automobile and carried into an abandened house where
each of the men had savagely and repeatedly raped her,
Also, the pleading victim had been horribly mutilated,
A woman passerby, on hearing a piercing scream, had
rushed into the house, bursting upon the unspeakable
sadism. Although pwwerless to render aid, the wintenns
had managed to flee from a possible similar fate, The
rapists also had fled and during a week of terror and
Searching, while the fiends were béing captured one by
*MARTINSVILLE ‘SEVEN
"s.eThHe wife of a prominent department store manager, on
her way to pick up her laundry, had stopped cautiously
at a railroad crossing when, without warning; she had
been set upon by sefen lust-crazed men. The attractive
young woman had been brutally dragged, screaming, from
her automobile and carried into an abandened house where
each of the men had savagely and repeatedly raped her,
Also, the pleading victim had been horribly mutilated,
A woman passerby, on hearing a piercing Scream, had
rushed into the house, bursting upon the unspeakable
sadism, Although pewerless to render aid, the wintenns
had managed to flee from a possible similar fate. The
rapists also had fled and during a week of terror and
searching, while the fiends were ba@ing captured one by
“MARTINSVILLS ‘SEVEN
partment store manager, on
her way to pick up her laundry, had stopped cautiously
at a railroad crossing when, without warning; she had
been set upon by sefen lust-crazed men, The attractive
A woman passerby, on hearing a piercing scream, had
rushed into the house, bursting upon the unspeakable
sadism, Although peerless to render aid, the wintenns
had managed to flee from a possible similar fates The
rapists also had fled and during a week of terror and
Searching, while the fiends were béing captured one by
BA Seiad fat Sia as
, ey am
one in various sections of the SUALS, GVETY cerehdeses
their hapless victim had been consigned to a living death
in‘an dhstitution, ineura bly insane from the shock of
her ordeal,"
Veolih DEDECTIVE, FEBRUARY, 1977, "Deadly Ordeal of the
irginia Beauty Queen," by James Farrington. Page 36
one in various sections of the State, every .2..1%e..
their hapless victim had been consigned to a living death
in‘an ahstitution, incura bly insane from the shock of
her ordeal,"
MASTER DETECTIVE, FEBRUARY , 1977. "Deadly Ordeal of the
irginie Beauty Queen," by James Farrington, Page 36
one in various sections of the state, every ..
their hapless victim had been consigned to a sitte denen
in‘an ahstitution, incura bly insane from tha sh.
her ordeal,
MASTER DEUS" 2 FEBRUARY, 1977. "Deadly Ordeal of the
36
“irginia Beauty Queen," by James Farrington, Page
dee ilu : : Peppueryoe, (O51.
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GHAYSUN, Francis DeSales, HATRSTON, James Luther and
TAYLOR, John Clabon
All electrocuted at Virginia State Prison on 2-B51951
for participation in mass rape of Mrs. Ruby Stroud Floyd,
32, a white Martinsville, Vas woman, Four others,
Joe Henry Hampton, Howard Lee Hairston, Booker T. Miliner
and Frank Hairston, Tes had been electrocuted for same
crime on 2~241951, Known as "Martinsville Seven, i"
MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER » Feb, 6, 1951,
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February 2, 1951
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GRAYSON, Francis DeSales, HATRSToN » James Luther and
TAYLOR, John Clabon
All electrocuted at Virginia State Prison on 2-251951
for participation in mass rape of Mrs, Ruby Stroud Floya,|
32, a white Martinsville, Vas, woman, Four others,
Joe Henry Hampton, Howard Lee Hairston, Booker T. Miliner
and Frank Hairston, dni had been electrocuted for same
crime on 2-2-1951, Known as "Martinsville Seven, "
MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, Feb, 6, 1951.
Tyree? Brencis DeSales, HATRSTON, Janes Luther and
AYLOR, John Clabon
February 2, 1951
mn 2Bsl 951
B, Tee of Mrs. Ruby Stroud Floyd,
Vas, woman, Four others
He Hampton, Howard Leo Hairston, Booker T, Miliner|
and Frank Hairston, 4;
“+9 had been electrocuted for sane
crime on 2-2-1951,” Known as "artinsville Seven,
MONTGOMERY: ADVERTISER, Feb, 6, 1951,
