McDonough’s most infamous murder subject of a new book
McDONOUGH – Twin sisters Bonnie Sherman and Betty Murray will host a book signing from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 1728 Route 220 in McDonough for their new book “Murder in McDonough.” The book examines the area’s most infamous murder, the 1903 bloody slaying of local resident Tracy Barrows, a topic to which the sisters can claim a certain expertise: their grandfather, Frank Gale, was Tracy Barrow’s murderer.
“We felt that there was a mystery to this murder which hadn’t been explored,” said author Bonnie Sherman. “We decided to take a new look at it based on our family’s oral tradition.” The book, presented as an historical fiction, is the authors’ first and brings to light sordid details about the murder that were glossed over in the 1903 newspaper reports that seized the attention of readers across the state.
The book signing itself comes with a twist: instead of being hosted inside a shop far removed from the scene of the crime, the sisters decided to hold it outside on the ground where the murder actually took place a hundred and eight years ago.
“The location has taken on a meaning for us far beyond the events that took place there,” co-author Betty Murray added. “We’d love to have people turn out who can tell us details about the house that once stood there,” a house which played a pivotal part in a story of betrayal and brutality that finally led to murder.
The book signing will take place on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the McDonough Library and Calvary Community Center at 115 County Road 7 in McDonough.
“We felt that there was a mystery to this murder which hadn’t been explored,” said author Bonnie Sherman. “We decided to take a new look at it based on our family’s oral tradition.” The book, presented as an historical fiction, is the authors’ first and brings to light sordid details about the murder that were glossed over in the 1903 newspaper reports that seized the attention of readers across the state.
The book signing itself comes with a twist: instead of being hosted inside a shop far removed from the scene of the crime, the sisters decided to hold it outside on the ground where the murder actually took place a hundred and eight years ago.
“The location has taken on a meaning for us far beyond the events that took place there,” co-author Betty Murray added. “We’d love to have people turn out who can tell us details about the house that once stood there,” a house which played a pivotal part in a story of betrayal and brutality that finally led to murder.
The book signing will take place on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the McDonough Library and Calvary Community Center at 115 County Road 7 in McDonough.
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