The Unsolved Murder: The True Crime Story Of The Killing Of Henrietta, A Young Widow In Southern Maryland Town

In the early hours of December 5, 1959, as the Christmas season began, the quiet town of Leonardtown, Maryland was shaken by a crime that would never be fully explained. Henrietta Ragan, a recently widowed woman, was found dead in her home after a night of severe violence. Though she had been assaulted and killed, the scene was altered to suggest suicide.

Henrietta was well known in Leonardtown. In a town where conformity mattered, her independence and visibility drew attention that often...