Revisionist History: The Alabama Murders The Alabama Murders - Part 2: Coon Dog Cemetery Road
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Oct 2, 2025 In a gripping examination of a 1988 murder in Florence, Alabama, local residents and investigators such as Lacey Kenimer and Detective Ricky Miller provide chilling firsthand accounts. They delve into the chaotic night of Elizabeth Sennett's attack, the community's initial suspicions toward her husband Charles, and the eventual revelations surrounding three young suspects named by an anonymous caller. With emotional testimonies and unsettling truths, this narrative explores how a gruesome crime impacted an entire town and spiraled into a complex saga of confusion and despair.
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Journey To Coondog Cemetery Road
- Malcolm Gladwell and Ben Nadeff-Haffrey drove to find Charles and Elizabeth Sennett's house on a remote gravel track called Coondog Cemetery Road.
- They first found the unique coon dog cemetery and then, after directions from locals, located the overgrown driveway and burned trailer where the Sennetts had lived.
Discovery Of Elizabeth Sennett
- Malcolm Gladwell recounts the March 18, 1988 scene where Charles Sennett returned to a ransacked home and his wife Elizabeth lay bleeding.
- Paramedics briefly found a faint pulse but Elizabeth was pronounced dead later that afternoon.
Family's Chaotic Response At Hospital
- Chuck and Michael Sennett described getting frantic calls that something had happened to their mother and rushing to the farm.
- Nurses told a parishioner to inform Charles that Elizabeth was "still hanging on," and he reacted with astonishment.
