Hi all, A mutual cousin sent me the url for a book on the last public hanging in the us, which took place in Owensboro in 1936. The site is : http://www.geocities.com/lastpublichang/ It is of particular interest since the victim, Lisha Rarick Edwards, is related to me on the Birk side of my family. There are many familiar names in the book. Cindy Birk Conley Carmi, IL