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Murrells Inlet Tragedy Defendants Describe Fatal Shooting
Testimony in the Murrells Inlet case details the fatal shot that killed Ruth Bigham on September 4. G C Bigham and W B Avant stand accused and plead not guilty as jurors are impaneled. Eyewitnesses recount the sequence from the gunfire to the actors crying and seeking aid.
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G. C. Bigham
W. B. Avant
Ruth Bigham
Murrel’s Inlet
R. A. Cooper
Laurens
Wells
Cooper
8Th Circuit
J. W. Ragsdale
Florence
Wingate
Ragsdale
F. D. Rosa
BG. Smith
Mullins, Marion Co
E. T. Willcox
Sunnyside
Avant
Henry Buck
Mr. Aner
Bigham
Mr. Buck
Murchison
E. G. Smith
Mr. Avant
Dr. Bigham
Murrell’s Inlet
Jack Howard
Mr. Murchison
Mrs. Bigham