The Tragic Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury

HOMETOWN HORROR— The Cold Case Crew is kicking off Season 2 with a series of hometown horror stories that have taken place in our own backyard (figuratively speaking). The first of which details the 1974 slaying of Evelyn Shrewsbury, a young mother from Flat Top, WV. On May 16, 1974, twenty six (26) year old Evelyn “Hope” Shrewsbury was senselessly murdered while mowing the grass that surrounded her family’s home. Her body was discovered in the tool shed, asphyxiated by a bikini top that she had been wearing. But why would somebody want to hurt Hope? And what was their motivation? Join the Cold Case Crew as they take a deep dive into the Tragic Murder of Evelyn Hope Shrewsbury a Cold Case local to Flat Top, West Virginia. 

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References: 

Books:

Bragg, George, Bragg, Melody. “West Virginia Unsolved Murders Book II”. The Strangled Housewife: The Evelyn Shrewsbury Murder. Pgs.47-49. Gem Publications. Beaver, WV.

Bragg, George. “West Virginia Cold Case Homicides.” The Body in the Barn: The Strangulation of Evelyn Shrewsbury. Page 86. 2007. GEM Publications. Beaver, WV. 

Youtube:
Mysterious WV- UNSOLVED: The Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury

Podcast:
Murder Nation- The Unsolved Murder of Evelyn Shrewsbury- West Virginia 

Websites:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92554921/evelyn-hope-shrewsbury

Newspapers: 
The Charleston Daily Mail
The Beckley Post Herald
The Raleigh Register

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