Billie Clark Curtis

Billie Burk Curtis, a 9-year-old boy, tragically lost his life on March 16, 1938, in Shelby County, Texas. His death was part of a devastating event in which his mother, Lillie Mae Curtis, fatally shot six of her children while they slept. The incident occurred at their home in the West Hamilton Community, approximately 22 miles east of Center, Texas.

Lillie Mae Curtis, 38 years old at the time, carried out the killings after putting her children to bed around 9 p.m. and waiting for them ...