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Roy Cecil Vanhoose

Case from Paintsville, KY dated May 18, 1929

Victim Details

Roy Cecil Vanhoose

Male

White / Caucasian

Paintsville

KY

1929-05-18

8

Roy

Cecil Vanhoose

07/08/2026

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In the small town of Paintsville, Kentucky, a dispute between two young boys over a piece of scrap metal escalated into a tragic event on May 18, 1929. Eight-year-old Roy Cecil Vanhoose and six-year-old Carl Newton Mahan, were friends and playmates. On that fateful day, they were gathering scrap iron to sell, a common activity for children in the area to earn a little spending money. An argument erupted when the older boy, Cecil, reportedly took a piece of iron that Carl had found.

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  • Roy Cecil Vanhoose (1921-1929) - Find A Grave...
  • Emadion: Carl Newton Mahan, murderer at six - Emadion
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    Has anyone looked into the social background of Paintsville, Kentucky, in the late 1920s? Considerin... ...Read More
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