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Mayhem in the Midsouth | Kidnap Murder Carrie Lawson

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Lawson was abducted from her Jasper home in the early-morning hours of September 11, 1991.
McPherson’s cousin, Jerry Bland, was identified as the main suspect and died by suicide as law enforcement surrounded his home.
The kidnapping happened about 3 a.m. at the home Lawson, 25, shared with her husband, 26-year-old Earl Lawson, also an attorney.


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