In the winter of 1892, a gruesome murder was committed in public by a young woman, a graduate of the Higbee School for Young Ladies, where butchery was not on their curriculum.
January 1892, Memphis, Tennessee
The city of Memphis was rocked by a scandalous murder that took place in daytime, in full view of various witnesses. There was no mystery as to who committed the crime, but the reason for the killing, caused tongues to wag for years.
