A CHRISTMAS FAMILY TRAGEDY:

Excerpt from the film A CHRISTMAS FAMILY TRAGEDY: a Facets Video release. Directed by Matt Hodges/ Eric Calhoun . For more info or to order this film, visit http://www.facetsdvd.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DV95212 or contact sales@facets.org.

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On Christmas Day, 1929, respected tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson shot his wife and six of his children, then turned the gun on himself in one of the most brutal murder-suicides in Southern history. Though Charlie took his motives to the grave, his crime sparked endless rumors, ghost stories, folk ballads, and even family feuds. Using historic photos, authentic bluegrass music, exclusive interviews with family and friends, and chilling re-creations, A Christmas Family Tragedy brings this North Carolina legend to the screen for the first time. "A wonderful treasure trove of Southern oral history

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[southernbabe06]

i meant 7 mins



[southernbabe06]

i live about 17 mins from there grave and where they're house was one of my really good friends live on the farm now and Charlie was one of my great uncles back in the family :)

[Pedy1968]

Horrible :(