In the quiet hills of Campbell County, Tennessee, a tragedy unfolded on Saturday, September 26, 1908, that would forever mark the community. Deputy Sheriff Ed Thomas, a male officer with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office, was called to the Roses Creek Baptist Church, a place of solace that was about to become a scene of violence. The church, situated just a stone's throw from the Kentucky border, was holding a funeral service, a solemn occasion that was being disrupted by the very son of the
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