Annie Pearson

Death by Force

On January 13, 1922, the sheriff's office received an anonymous letter alleging that Miles Pearson had killed his wife, Annie Pearson, and fled, leaving her body in the yard. Upon investigation, authorities discovered the body of Annie Pearson, a 24-year-old African-American woman, with a gunshot wound through the heart. Her body had been mutilated by animals. The Pearsons were sharecroppers who had been on the farm for only a few weeks. Their animals were found tied up and famished.

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Black Wide-Awake: The mysterious deaths of Miles and Annie Pearson.

Annie Pearson, age 24 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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