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Hoodoo on Emmanuel Baptist Church ends with Durrant case
The 1895 Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams murders tied to Theodore Durrant lead to his first degree conviction and execution in 1898. The tale notes lingering church hoodoo, the 1909 pastor resignation, and eventual demolition of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
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Barney Riehl
King
Minnie Williams
Blanche Lamont
Blanche Lamomt
Blanche
Minnie
Theodore Durrant
D. J. Murphy
William Henry Theodore Durrant
San Quentin
Durrant
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Gibson