In the quiet, rural community of Mars Hill, Alabama, the morning of January 3, 1980, brought with it a gruesome discovery that would haunt the area for decades. Mae Bell Roberts, a 77-year-old woman, was found brutally murdered in the modest farmhouse she shared with her siblings. The scene that greeted a family member who had come to visit was one of unimaginable violence. Mae Bell, who was apparently in the middle of sewing, was found with a thimble still on her finger, a poignant detail in a
...Read More
Account
