Wood/Williams murders

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The Wood/Williams murders occured on August 4, 1931, in the woods of Shades Mountain.

Sisters Nell and Augusta Williams and their friend Jennie Wood were abducted along Leeds Highway following a Sunday matinee downtown. They were robbed and held captive, then shot. Nell survived the shooting, and accused Willie Peterson of the crimes. Peterson, a black man, was convicted even though there was no other evidence against him.

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