Rape legend, Boonville, Indiana
| Description: |
Cheryl McKinneys transcribed interview of Penny Price about a rape legend from Boonville, Indiana. According to Price, a man kidnapped a young girl and took her to a cabin near a lake. He raped her and over a period of time began cutting her into pieces while she was still alive. The pieces of the girl were found later floating in the river in a sack. |
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| Origin: | 1967-11 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2642 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Legends Crimes Criminals Rapes Sexual harassment Sex Folklore |
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