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  1. mass shooting. Deaths. 8 (including the perpetrator) Perpetrator. Charles Davis Lawson (the father) The murder of the Lawson family refers to a familicide which took place on December 25, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina, United States, in which sharecropper Charles Davis "Charlie" Lawson murdered his wife and six of his seven children.

  2. Dec 27, 2023 · In 1945, the remaining survivor Arthur Lawson was killed in a motor accident, leaving behind his wife and four kids. Charles Lawson massacred his family on Christmas Day 1929. But it was only 60 ...

    • The Lawsons Worked as Tenant Tobacco Farmers Before Buying Their Farm
    • Charlie Lawson Was Accused of Impregnating His Eldest Daughter
    • Lawson Killed His 2 Daughters First and Placed Their Bodies in The Tobacco Barn
    • Charlie Shot and Killed His Wife, Elder Daughter, and Two Sons at Their Home
    • He Killed The Little Child by Bludgeoning Her to Death
    • Charlie Committed Suicide by Shooting Himself Using The Same Gun
    • The Eldest Son of Lawson Survived The Murders
    • The Bodies of The Lawson Were Placed in Unique Postures
    • Charlie Had Written Letters to His Parents Before Committing Suicide

    Charlie Lawson and Fannie Manring got married in 1911 and had eight children. However, they lost their thirdborn in 1920 due to illness. Charlie Lawson moved to the Germanton area after his younger brothers, Marion and Elijah moved there before. After moving to the Germanton area, the Lawsons began working as tenant tobacco farmers. They saved enou...

    With the speculations of a premeditated act of buying new clothes for a family portrait, Charlie Lawson was also accused of doing something peculiar. There were several speculations that Charlie Lawson had impregnated his eldest daughter Marie Lawson who was 16 years old. However, this accusation was not confirmed as Lawson wiped out his family on ...

    All was fine until the afternoon of December 25thwhen all hell broke loose. Carrie and Maybell Lawson were setting out to their uncle and aunt’s house that afternoon. Their father waited for them by the tobacco barn until they got to a close shooting range. Using a 12-gauge shotgun, Charlie Lawson shot at his two daughters. He went ahead and bludge...

    After killing his two daughters and placing their bodies in the tobacco barn, Charlie Lawson went out for his other family members. He found his wife Fannie on the porch of the house, shot and killed her instantly. Marie was inside the house at that moment and heard the gunshot making her scream. The two small boys, James and Raymond also heard the...

    Charlie finished killing Fannie, Marie, James, and Raymond by shooting them to death using the 12-caliber shotgun. He then went ahead to the 4-month-old baby, Mary Lou who was the last one alive in the house. It is believed that Charlie Lawson bludgeoned Mary Lou to death rather than shooting her using the shotgun. Also, read 10 Scary Facts About T...

    Neighbors had been startled by the gunshots they heard coming from Charlie Lawson’s home. They had started gathering around the property and found the bodies of the other members of the Lawson family. Several hours after the murders of Carrie, Marie, Fannie, James, Raymond, Mary Lou, and Maybell, the neighbors were shocked by another gunshot. Charl...

    Charlie Lawson had seven children who were alive, but he never killed all of them. Lawson had killed six of his children with his eldest son, Arthur Lawson surviving the ordeal. 19-year-old Arthur Lawson had been sent on a certain errand a few days before Charlie Lawson killed his entire family and committed suicide.

    After completing the gruesome murders of his entire family, Charlie Lawson placed their bodies in unique postures. Their arms were found crossed across their bodies. The most shocking thing is that rocks had been placed under their heads. The positioning of the bodies of the Lawson family still remains to be a mystery of what Charlie was trying to ...

    Charlie Lawson completed the execution of his family and took his life after several hours. At the spot of his suicide, there were several things that were noted. The police officer who had accompanied Arthur to the spot where Charlie had taken his life found letters he had written to his parents. At the spot of the suicide, there were his footprin...

  3. Arthur, the eldest son, was the only survivor of the family, as he was sent out on an errand just before the crime was committed. Sadly, in 1945, Arthur was killed in a car accident at the age of 32. After the murders, one of Charles’ brothers, Marion Lawson, opened the house as a tourist attraction. In the five years the house was on display ...

  4. Dec 28, 2016 · In 1929, tobacco farmer Charles Davis Lawson made the unusual decision to take his wife and seven children into town for a studio portrait. The Germanton, North Carolina, father bought new clothes ...

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  5. Charles Davis Lawson (May 10, 1886–December 25, 1929) was an American tobacco farmer from Stokes County, North Carolina who is remembered for having committed one of the most notorious mass murders in the state's history on Christmas Day 1929. Background. Charlie Lawson's parents, Augustus and Nancy, lived in the unincorporated community ...

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  7. Oct 22, 2022 · Shraman Mitra. October 22, 2022. The generally peaceful community of Germanton in North Carolina was left baffled when Charles Davis “Charlie” Lawson murdered his wife, Fannie Manring, and six of their children before turning the gun on himself. While many stories and accounts have been associated with the murder, investigators were taken ...