Hallie Totten McCoy

Hallie Totten McCoy, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was killed on April 6, 1924, near Cass in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Contemporary newspaper accounts referred to her as Mrs. Hallie Virginia McCoy and described a troubled marriage with her husband, Tiny McCoy. The couple had not been getting along, and Hallie had left him and returned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Totten, at Deer Creek just below Cass. On that Sunday, Tiny McCoy armed himself with a revolver and ...

Pocahontas Times: 100 Years Ago

Hallie Totten McCoy, age 21 - National Gun Violence Memorial