The Girl in the Yellow Scarf
Description
In 1968 Martinsville, Indiana was known as a "Sundown Town". It was also a hotspot for Ku Klux Klan activity. When the sun set on September 16th, 1968 a fatal stabbing would occur that would take over 30 years to solve.
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Sources:
The Girl in the Yellow Scarf by Sandra Chapman
https://people.com/crime/ida-beard-disappearance-legislation-aimed-finding-missing-indigenous-women/
https://charleyproject.org/case/ida-joanne-beard
https://www.britannica.com/event/Jim-Crow-law
https://www.history.com/news/the-green-book-the-black-travelers-guide-to-jim-crow-america
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/01/07/who-killed-carol-jenkins
https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/hh_1871_04_20_KKK_Act/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ku-Klux-Klan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125584151/carol-marie-jenkins
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