57 Shots in 90 Seconds FOX8 WGHP-TV
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- True Crime
Fifty-seven shots in ninety seconds, five people dead, seven others wounded and it all happened inside a courtroom on a cold March day in 1912. Lives and fortunes were lost over what most believe was a senseless tragedy. The echoes of the gunfire have long since disappeared but the wounds left behind in the quaint little town of Hillsville, Virginia have continued to fester. The political drama that led up to the shooting has divided families for generations. Some say the shootout was self-defense, others murder. Many of the questions surrounding that day have yet to be answered. Fifty-Seven shots in ninety seconds. Who fired the first shot?
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Conspiracy of Silence, Deep Scars
The wounds left behind after the shootout would fester for generations.
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The Manhunt
The Carroll County Courthouse shootout spilled out of the courtroom and into the streets that cold March day in 1912. The Allens were on the run.
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Boiling Point
Fifty seven shots were fired in about ninety seconds. Five people were killed, seven wounded. It was the biggest news story in the country in 1912 until the Titanic sank.
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Introducing 57 Shots in 90 Seconds: The Carroll County Courthouse Shootout
Fifty-seven shots in ninety seconds, five people dead, seven others wounded and it all happened inside a courtroom on a cold March day in 1912.