A Brutal, Silly & Victimless Murder

James Duncan was born in 1948 and lived in the hills around Layland, in Fayette County, West Virginia. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed Duncan was a heavy drinker and a violent man, and the episode describes him as a drunken, abusive hillbilly. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it She heated soup in the microwave. He said it was not hot enough, threw the bowl against the kitchen wall and chased her into the yard to beat her. When he came back in he found the wood stove had gone out. He made her cook again, threw that meal too, caught her and dragged her back inside. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed After a shouting truce Duncan called the family into the kitchen for a lecture. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now In the struggle one shot was fired. Duncan fell dead on the kitchen floor with a single .22 bullet in his chest.

The family did not call the police. They decided to bury him. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it The truck stopped short of the water against a rock. this part of the story is covered for now Later that day the family reported Duncan missing. Police found the truck off West Virginia Route 41 close to the New River and dragged the river without finding him.

The next day, 31 January, two Hinton City police officers on patrol came upon a car stopped on the Weegans bridge. They saw something thrown from the car, then a figure run into the trees, and the car sped away. Searching below the bridge they found Duncan's body hanging by one foot from the bridge structure. His chest was open and his heart and lungs were gone. The medical examiner found a .22 calibre slug in his chest and concluded he had died from the gunshot, and that the organs had been removed after death, probably some time later.

That was because the family had gone back for him. About seventy two hours after the burial they dug the body up, intending to give him a proper funeral. details of the account remain covered until revealed She could not find it. The organs were wrapped in newspaper. They loaded the body into the car, drove to the bridge and threw him over, but his foot caught on the structure and he hung there. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it That was the scene the police interrupted. this part of the story is covered for now They got lost on the back roads for hours before finding their way home.

The next morning the family decided to surrender. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now The judge allowed it in part. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it In court she described taking the gun, shooting Duncan, having her grandsons bury him, cutting him open on the kitchen table and dumping him over the bridge. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

this part of the story is covered for now Her argument was that unlawful disinterment presupposed a proper burial, and that Duncan had merely been hidden in the ground. details of the account remain covered until revealed The judgment was affirmed. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now

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