In the quiet town of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, a chilling event unfolded on the night of June 7, 1952, forever marking the community. Henry Lawrence 'Jack' Burris, a 36-year-old White/Caucasian male and the esteemed Mayes County Attorney, was at his home, absorbed in the task of fixing an air conditioner behind his house. The evening's tranquility was shattered by the deafening roar of a shotgun.
Burris's wife, Melba, heard the shot and rushed outside to find her husband dying from a single
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