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Fannie Manring Lawson

Death by Force
Case Description
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Fannie Manring Lawson, a 37-year-old woman of European descent, tragically lost her life on December 25, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina. She was one of the victims in a horrific familicide committed by her husband, Charles Davis Lawson. The Lawson family, consisting of Fannie, her husband, and their seven children, was well-known in the community as tenant tobacco farmers who had recently purchased their own farm.

On the fateful day, Charles Lawson took his entire family into town for ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Fannie Manring Lawson

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Germanton

    NC

    1929-12-25

    37

    Fannie

    Manring Lawson

    11/28/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
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    I’ve been reading a lot about the Lawson family tragedy, and something about the ... ...Read More
    09/01/2023
    I've been reading about the death of Fannie Manring Lawson and can't shake the feeling of deep sorro... ...Read More
    07/27/2023
    I'm always struck by how eerie and unsettling the timing of the family portrait was in this case. Th... ...Read More
    01/24/2023
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