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News clips: 1933. Inez, Kentucky.

v. ; 28 cm.

This file contains a series of news clips from the Courrier-Journal, Louisville, KY0 Feb. 9-April 3, 1933 concerning human sacrifice committed by a tongues-speaking group in Inex, Kentucky. The file also includes the court records of the trial and some brief correspondence by Wayne Worner, who researched this incident.

Contents: Newspaper titles. Burning of body halted by officers (Feb 9). -- Cult victim held willing sacrifice (Feb 10). -- Insanity plea planned in cult slaying case (Feb 11). -- John Mills faces charges of murder (Feb 12). -- Cult slaying probe is set for Monday (Apr 2). -- Grand jury to hear story of Inez cult slaying today ; Insanity plea to be used (Apr 3.). -- Jury ends sift of cult killing (Apr 4). -- Trial of 9 set in cult killing (Apr 5). -- Insanity held slaying cause (Apr 7). -- Court day at Inez (Apr 8). -- Two women freed of charges in human sacrifice case at Inez (Apr 9). -- Mills is sane, 2 doctors say (Apr 11). -- Cult slaying case goes to jury (Apr 12). -- 3 sentenced in cult slaying: John Mills gets life for killing aged mother; 2 others given 21 years (Apr 13).

Mills, Lucinda.
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Mills, John.
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Glossolalia--Controversial literature.
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Human sacrifice.
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Kentucky--Inez.
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