Head Blown Off
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Joseph Pritchett, a well-respected farmer from Varnell, Georgia, was shot in the back in cold blood. His murdered William Umphrey was charged with the murder and was sentenced to death. Umphrey's was hung on September 11, 1914, at 11:00 AM. Umphrey's would be the only legal execution to date to be done in Dalton, Georgia.
Crime: Shot
Location: Varnell, Georgia
Date: 1913
Victim: Joseph Pritchett
Criminals: William Umphrey
Witnesses: None, body found by Zella Witherspoon, Joseph Pritchett's granddaughter
Sentence: Execution 1914
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