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Posted by Matt on 10/24/2005, 8:23 pm, in reply to "I have a good place to hunt"
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There is a lot to be said about the Lawson story, most of which can be found in the book "White Christmas, Bloody Christmas." The book itself pretty rare, and found in only a couple of libraries. A reprinting would probably find a couple of buyers, so good luck with that. For anyone who wants to buy a copy online, expect to buy it used and for over $100. Everyone in Walnut Cove has heard a version of this story. I heard about the Lawson murders and sometime after that a friend showed me the location of the old Lawson place, which is almost completely consumed by weeds. You can easily miss the chimney before going over the little bridge. The house has a history of itself. After the murders the floors were replaced because of indelible blood stains. In 1968,the top stories of the house were taken down to build a bridge. All that now are left are the basement, chimeny, and some old boards. A lot of shit is supposed to happen around the basement and the barn across the stream, you can hear bells on christmas, children screaming and such...Rangers and Cops patrol the place now, and the closest neighbors will be quick to call the police on your ass. Oh, and they took the crossroad sign off of Bolejack, for Edwards road, because too many people were trying to find the house. Anyway, where should I start??? Well, Charlie Lawson was a father of seven and evidently a good person. He took good care of his family, even went into town right before Christmas and bought his family new clothes and had a family portrait taken in nearby Winston-Salem (which can be seen in the book). There is a hypothesis about Charlie raping his teenage daughter and impregnating her, whether or not this is true is up to the historians. In the photograph, the 17-year old is obviously pregnant. So on Christmas Day in 1929, he went crazy on his family and brutally murdered his wife and six of his children with guns. Except his 5 month old daughter, he crushed the infants head with a rock. Later on, he wandered off to the nearby woods and put a bullet through his heart. The only surviving member of the Lawson family was a son, who was visiting relatives in Germanton. He might still be alive, who knows. Needless to say, the murders horrified Residents of Rural Hall and Germanton and left bitter memories about that Christmas day for years to come. The Lawson house has left one tangible legacy, nobody will build a house or live within a mile of the abandoned Lawson farm.
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