If you walk through a cemetery, you’ll see some common phrases on the gravestones. Many of them are used so often, we tend to take these very public remembrances for granted. But what happens when one *really* stands out and contains a false murder accusation?

Featuring:

Margaret Martine, local historian and co-owner of Whippoorwill Academy and Village
Max Longley, writer and contributor at Atlas Obscura

Links:

Check out Max's article for Atlas Obscura and Margaret's story in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.
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The gravestone grudge that changed cemetery law