Gloria Jean Curtis

On March 16, 1938, in Shelby County, Texas, 11-year-old Gloria Jean Curtis, a Caucasian female, was tragically shot and killed by her mother, 38-year-old Lillie Mae Curtis. This incident occurred at their home in the West Hamilton Community during the night while the children were asleep. Lillie Mae Curtis systematically shot six of her children: T.O., 13; Gloria Jean, 11; Billie Burke, 10; Robert, 9; Margie Ree, 7; and Marcie Jack, 5. Each child was shot through the heart as they slept, with po ...