The Atlanta Ripper - July 1 2022

July 1st: Atlanta Ripper Kills Lena Sharpe(1911) Death is always devastating but, when you come from a close-knit community, that death can sometimes rock the lives of more than just the family of the victim. On July 1st 1911 a man killed 1 of what would be many women in a community that was in the middle of exponential growth, deep closeness, and positive change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Ripper, https://crimecapsule.com/who-was-the-atlanta-ripper/, http://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-atlanta-ripper-unsolved-american.html, https://creativeloafing.com/content-185128-cover-story-atlanta-s-jack-the-ripper, https://www.nytimes.com/1911/07/03/archives/eight-victims-now-of-atlanta-ripper-mulatto-women-slain-and.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices