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'''Irene Hawes''' (born c. [[1882]]; died [[1888]] in [[Birmingham]]) was youngest daughter of [[Richard Hawes|Richard]] and [[Emma Hawes]]. She and her mother and sister were [[Hawes murders|murdered]] by Hawes during the weekend of [[December 1]], [[1888]]. Her body was found with her mother's in the lake at [[Lakeview Park]] on [[December 8]]. The discovery led to a [[Hawes riot|lynch mob]] gathering to kill Hawes, already imprisoned for the murder of Irene's sister [[May Hawes|May]], whose body had been found in [[East Lake]] on [[December 4]]. | '''Irene Hawes''' (born c. [[1882]]; died [[1888]] in [[Birmingham]]) was youngest daughter of [[Richard Hawes|Richard]] and [[Emma Hawes]]. She and her mother and sister were [[Hawes murders|murdered]] by Hawes during the weekend of [[December 1]], [[1888]]. Her body was found with her mother's in the lake at [[Lakeview Park]] on [[December 8]]. The discovery led to a [[Hawes riot|lynch mob]] gathering to kill Hawes, already imprisoned for the murder of Irene's sister [[May Hawes|May]], whose body had been found in [[East Lake]] on [[December 4]]. | ||
Irene was buried along with her mother and sister at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. Funds had been collected for a headstone, but the grave remained unmarked until [[2024]] when [[Terri Hicks]] led a new fund-raising drive to supply a granite marker. | |||
==References== | |||
* Hoole, WIlliam Stanley (1980) ''The Birmingham Horrors.'' Huntsville: The Strode Publishers | |||
* Jones, Pam. (Spring 2006) "The Hawes Murders." ''Alabama Heritage'' No. 80, pp. 34-40 | |||
* Thornton, William (April 3, 2024) "Victims of Birmingham’s notorious 1888 ‘Hawes Horror’ murders will finally have a gravestone." {{AL}} | |||
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Revision as of 12:07, 4 April 2024
Irene Hawes (born c. 1882; died 1888 in Birmingham) was youngest daughter of Richard and Emma Hawes. She and her mother and sister were murdered by Hawes during the weekend of December 1, 1888. Her body was found with her mother's in the lake at Lakeview Park on December 8. The discovery led to a lynch mob gathering to kill Hawes, already imprisoned for the murder of Irene's sister May, whose body had been found in East Lake on December 4.
Irene was buried along with her mother and sister at Oak Hill Cemetery. Funds had been collected for a headstone, but the grave remained unmarked until 2024 when Terri Hicks led a new fund-raising drive to supply a granite marker.
References
- Hoole, WIlliam Stanley (1980) The Birmingham Horrors. Huntsville: The Strode Publishers
- Jones, Pam. (Spring 2006) "The Hawes Murders." Alabama Heritage No. 80, pp. 34-40
- Thornton, William (April 3, 2024) "Victims of Birmingham’s notorious 1888 ‘Hawes Horror’ murders will finally have a gravestone." AL.com