Susan Eberhart’s Headstone
Linked to Susan Eberhart Case
Linked to Susan Eberhart Case
Courtesy of Fay S. Burnett
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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…
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