Held in mother's death
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Held in mother's death

Associated Press · May 15, 1953

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Sherriff Harold Bird said 18-year-old Barkley Bracey, above, signed a statement today that he shot his mother, Mrs. Ruth Dove, 40, after an argument over whether the boy should be allowed to drive the family automobile.

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