In the autumn of 1973, a terrible tragedy befell the Barnes family in their Lexington, Kentucky home. On October 1st, 14-year-old John Elliott Barnes, a White male, was found murdered alongside his father, Reverend John K. Barnes, and his 17-year-old sister, Francine. The peaceful life of the family was shattered by an act of brutal violence that sent shockwaves through their community.
The perpetrators were two escaped federal inmates, Wilmer Elvis Scott and William Sloan. Earlier that d
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