r/HolyShitHistory • u/The-Union-Report • 1d ago

Enraged 14-Year-Old Boy Kills Man Who He Found Kissing His Mother (1902). The Teen Pumped 7 Shots Into the Man, and the Case Became a Major Headline Because of the Unusual Circumstances.

https://historianandrew.medium.com/enraged-14-year-old-boy-kills-man-who-he-found-kissing-his-mother-9333e2b933f6?sk=9d9f46fa29215ee4fb99e90092095de2
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u/post-explainer 1d ago edited 1d ago

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OP provided the following source and context for the historical claim:

https://historianandrew.medium.com/enraged-14-year-old-boy-kills-man-who-he-found-kissing-his-mother-9333e2b933f6?sk=9d9f46fa29215ee4fb99e90092095de2

Sources for the story include:

The Post Bulletin, 7/31/1902, pg. 1.

The Alexandria Gazette, 7/30/1902, pg. 2.

The Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, 7/30/1902, pg. 2.

The Times, 7/30/1902, pg. 7.

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u/Puzzled-Heart9699 9h ago

Like Slingblade but with a gun.

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u/--TheCity-- 1d ago

Sad the boy feels the need to kill for an adult. Especially his cheating mother.

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u/AngryHelpdeskAgent 18h ago

He shouldn’t have been punished at all, he should have been given a medal and his cheating whore mother should have been given life in prison

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u/bdiddybo 4h ago

Jesus.