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Thread #3817 Message #2214702
Posted By: Rapparee
13-Dec-07 - 02:49 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Pearl Bryan (murder ballad)
Subject: RE: Origins: Pearl Bryan (murder ballad)
Poor Pearl is still remembered in Campbell County, Kentucky where the murder took place. Heck, I used to drive by the spot where her body was found almost every day. It's recounted in "Crime in Cincinnati" (at least I think that's the title) and I'll try to remember to check it when I get home.
Most folks there believe that Pearl's head was put into a weighted "Gladstone bag" and tossed into the Ohio River when "the boys" returned to Cincinnati from Ft. Thomas. One of the mysteries that still exists is why no one saw them crossing back, since they would have had to take the ferry out of Newport as they had a carriage with them (from the tracks found at the scene).