Susan Eberhart’s Headstone

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In 1873 Susan Eberhart was executed for the murder of Sarah Spann despite objections from a sympathetic public. Her gravestone, seen here in 2019, sits in Preston Cemetery in Webster County.

Courtesy of Fay S. Burnett

Susan Eberhart's Headstone

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