9780881467338-0881467332-Six Inches Deeper: The Disappearance of Hellen Hanks: A True Account of One of Georgia's Most Horrific Crimes

Six Inches Deeper: The Disappearance of Hellen Hanks: A True Account of One of Georgia's Most Horrific Crimes

ISBN-13: 9780881467338
ISBN-10: 0881467332
Author: William Rawlings
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Mercer Univ Pr
Format: Paperback 223 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780881467338
ISBN-10: 0881467332
Author: William Rawlings
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Mercer Univ Pr
Format: Paperback 223 pages

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Six Inches Deeper: The Disappearance of Hellen Hanks: A True Account of One of Georgia's Most Horrific Crimes (ISBN-13: 9780881467338 and ISBN-10: 0881467332), written by authors William Rawlings, was published by Mercer Univ Pr in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Murder & Mayhem (True Crime) books. You can easily purchase or rent Six Inches Deeper: The Disappearance of Hellen Hanks: A True Account of One of Georgia's Most Horrific Crimes (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Murder & Mayhem books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.03.

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On August 31, 1972, Hellen Hanks, a pretty thirty-four-year-old mother of three disappeared from her place of employment at Wilcox Advertising in Valdosta, Georgia. After a brief investigation by local and state authorities, the case went cold. In the fall of 1980, a farmer clearing a field south of town discovered a buried object, a box containing the dismembered remains of the missing woman. After several months of investigation, police arrested "Foxy" Wilcox, his son Keller Wilcox, and two long-term African American employees of Wilcox Advertising. Keller was charged with Hanks's murder, and the others with concealing a death. The Wilcoxes were members of a prominent and wealthy Valdosta family. To defend their case, they hired famed defense attorney Bobby Lee Cook. Keller Wilcox's murder trial in January 1982 pitted Cook against a local prosecution team led by district attorney Lamar Cole. The case against Wilcox was entirely circumstantial, making the outcome uncertain. After a trial marked by controversy and conflicting testimony, Wilcox was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, all the while proclaiming his innocence. In 1985 he was freed by a federal judge based primarily on the harsh interrogation of the black witnesses. The true story of this horrific murder has all the elements of a work of suspense fiction: money, power, sex, race, and the haves vs. the have-nots. Multiple lives were forever changed. The outcome would have been totally different if the box had been buried only six inches deeper.

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