The Sacrifice of Lucinda Mills: A Kentucky Family's Descent Into Madness

This week we tell a chilling story from Martin County, Kentucky. This episode recounts the harrowing events of January 9, 1933, when the quiet community of Tomahawk was rocked by a gruesome discovery. The lifeless body of a 72-year-old woman was found in her mountain cabin, the victim of a bizarre ritual led by her own son, John H. Mills. The story unfolds with details of religious hysteria, frenzied rituals, and the tragic consequences of blind faith and the subsequent trial that shocked the nation.
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[@castironskilletgranny]

That's a depressing one! But, thank you.

[@poutinedream5066]

Cult stories are so weird. I can't help but visualize how the scene must have looked 😬

[@joancooney7724]

Education is the lowest in the South

[@dianamallory8535]

i am the great grand daughter of Lucinda Mills, And the grand daughter of Lucinda Mills Allen, who was not involved with the murder, I can tell you what got into their heads as it was told to me, there where a couple of preachers that went through the holler preaching this crap! And the after math of this murder is my grand mother and my mother preached to us to BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS! My grand father Bill Allen was the neighbor who got the sheriff to come. He tried days before but since there was no crime committed yet they didn't do anything to stop it!

[@StoriesofAppalachia]

Wow…thanks for sharing that part of your family’s story!