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More about Betsey Reed

  • Writer: Lawrence Lore
    Lawrence Lore
  • Jun 25
  • 1 min read

Dann M Norton has graciously agreed to allow me to post two of his blog articles about Betsey Reed.  They are both excellent and shed new light on the Betsey Reed story, the first women hanged in Illinois.  



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