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Burke County murder is 169-year-old mystery

On December 22, 1831, a pretty, young, newly-married bride chopped her husband into itty bitty pieces with an axe, then buried his remains in a tree stump outside their Burke County house.
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On December 22, 1831, a pretty, young, newly-married bride chopped her husband into itty bitty pieces with an axe, then buried his remains in a tree stump outside their Burke County house.

Reporter : Scott Mason
Photographer : Tom Normanly
Posted 2009-12-22T18:28:24-0500 - Updated 2009-12-22T18:28:24-0500