Slaying Mystery Haunts Town as Investigators Probe Woman Found Beside Highway
Marvel Cullom, 23, unmarried mother, was found badly battered and slain near her home. Coroner Williams said warrants were prepared but not served as investigators press for clues. The scene yielded a stained pole, a knife-blemished bottle, and fragments of a love letter. Two theories linger: Cannons connection to a related Boydton murder or a possible love affair motive. The case remains under active inquiry with no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel Cullom
Halifax County
W. C. Williams
Williams
Boydton
Cannon
Marvel
M. D. Cullom
Raleigh
Roanok Rapids
George Washington
Virginia
Indictment in Boydton quadruple slaying targets Cannon family
Noon has been indicted for the Boydton slayings of Willis Cannon 82 his brother Ben 77 and nephews Thomas W 56 and William 28. Reported motive was robbery with Cannons said to keep 35000 at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edy. Noon
Boydton
Willis Cannon
Ben
Thomas W
William
Richmond Officers Aid Mecklenburg Murder Inquiry
Detective Sergeants W J Anthony and I G Cousins of the Richmond police left for Mecklen burg county Virginia to help determine any link between the Marvel Cullom murder in Roanoke Rapids and the four Cannon men killings in Mecklenburg last March. They aided Mecklenburg authorities leading to the arrest of George Washington Cannon who is free on ten thousand dollars bail. They were informed Cannon planned to wed the Cullom woman a marriage that would affect her testimony under Virginia procedure.
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Richmond
W. J. Anthony
I. G. Cousins
Mecklenburg County
Marvel Cullom
Roanoke Rapids
Cannon
Mecklenburg
George Washington Cannon
Burlington
N. C
Mr and Mrs Frank Williams Visit Washington Over Weekend
Mr Frank Williams and Mrs Williams spent the weekend in Washington D C for leisure and sightseeing with no additional details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Frank Williams
Washington, D. C
Carroll Whyte
Norfolk, Va
Town Gossip and Notices from Roanoke Rapids Area
Local social news lists visits and family gatherings in Halifax County including Williams, Burton, Doyle, and Womble families. A legal notice announces a public auction of land in Halifax County on October 24 1933 to satisfy a deed of trust with a five percent cash deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Matthews
Wnfo
Annie Patterson Matthews
Register of Deeds
Halifax County
W. S. Bryant
Court House
Halifax
North Carolina
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids
County of Halifax
State of North Carolina
13Th Street
Said Avenue
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Jackie
Clarence Burton
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Durham
Tom Taylor
A. B. Farris
Clinton
G. E. Buckner
J. B. Edmonds
J. W. Womble
Wilmington
Margaret Womble
Mary Lee Thompson
Lillian Williams
Herman Thompson
J. H. Doyle
Jack Allen
Brink Va
R. H. Archer
William Worwood
Fitghugh, Va
J. B. Archer
O. L. Smith
Ivey Mahorn
Junius Taylor
Lewis Grimmer
H. H. Bugg
Roanoke Missionary Association
Scotland Neck
Robert
Brink, Va
Mary Brown
Lewiston
Willie James
Ed, Gray and Son Frenkie
Hopewell, Va
Nettie Morris
V. S. Bryant
JRA
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N. R.A
NRA
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