The State vs. the Dead Body of Unknown Infant

Date: 
April 8, 1873

Deceased

Description: 
Unknown Infant
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Parent(s): 
Rebecca East
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths aforesaid do say, that the aforesaid Infant came to its death by the hands of Rebecca East, against the peace and dignity of the same state aforesaid.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Martins Depot
County: 

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Rebecca East
Inquest Images: 
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