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Deer Creek Drive: A Reckoning of Memory and Murder in the Mississippi Delta
By Lowry, Beverly
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Reviewed on June 10, 2024 | Social Sciences
In 1948, prominent widow Idella Thompson was viciously murdered in her home in Leland, MS, on Deer Creek Drive, the town's most affluent street. Idella's daughter, Ruth Dickins, claimed that she and her mother were attacked by an unknown Black man. However, evidence clearly pointed to Ruth, and she was eventually arrested and sentenced to life in prison. Author Lowry (Who Killed These Girls?), who was ten ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
