Murdered spouses, Paris, Illinois

Description: Devon Scobees transcribed interview of Charles Toma about murdered spouses in Paris, Illinois. According to Toma, a family from Paris, Illinois, lived in a large house and people thought that the mother and daughters were witches. Rumor had it that the daughters caught their father cheating on their mother, and they killed him because of his infidelity. Some people say that the father is still alive and lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his daughters.
Origin: 1978-12-05
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2150
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Legends
People
Homicides
Spouses
Murder victims
Witches
Folklore

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