Opinion: Hanging drew 12,000 spectators to Knoxville in 1875
John Webb was convicted of murdering Richard T. Reynolds and raping his wife, Barbara. The gallows had been constructed just off Western Avenue.
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John Webb was convicted of murdering Richard T. Reynolds and raping his wife, Barbara. The gallows had been constructed just off Western Avenue.