Lucina C. Broadwell

Lucina Courser Broadwell was murdered in Barre, Vermont, United States on May 4, 1919. The killing of a 29-year-old mother of three shocked and consumed the community of 17,000 during the summer and fall of 1919. Her death was considered "one of the most horrendous crimes to take place in Vermont up to that time." Mrs. Broadwell's body was buried in Johnson, Vermont, on May 7, 1919. The case continues to inspire writers and theorists.