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A Mystery In The Georgia Woods: The Woolfolk Murders, John Trussel, Donald E. Wilkes Feb 2009

A Mystery In The Georgia Woods: The Woolfolk Murders, John Trussel, Donald E. Wilkes

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When you take a walk in the woods to hunt or just to enjoy the outdoor beauty, you never know what might have happened there in the past. A large tract of woodlands in Bibb County is a good example. When I visited there recently, the woods were calm and quiet and the mature oak trees stood in silent witness to the violence that occurred here many years ago. But on August 6, 1887 nine persons were slain at this location in the woods, just off highway 74 in Bibb County. The house where the murders occurred is long gone, …