In-Person Murder & Mayhem in East Tennessee Brown Bag Lecture

601 South Gay Street,Knoxville TN 37902

01 December, 2021

Description

Listen to author Dewaine A. Speaks recall James Earl Ray's short-lived prison escape and the Butcher brothers banking scandal Although there were numerous incidents of murder and mayhem from which to choose, our speaker, author Dewaine Speaks, will share stories that have sub-plots or those that have local historical significance. Some of the murder cases were solved, some were not. Speaks’ brown bag lecture will feature stories from his book Murder and Mayhem in East Tennessee. Each chapter of the book covers a story that shocked communities, affected lives, and often created mayhem. In some cases, mayhem, murder, and unexpected death were all present. Join us to learn more about these stories and the people and communities involved. Dewaine Speaks graduated from the University of Tennessee and retired in 2002 following a career in the marketing of industrial controls, both domestically and internationally. He is a lifelong resident of East Tennessee, and his interest in the area’s history is reflected by the titles of his published books: East Tennessee in World War II, Historic Disasters of East Tennessee, Murder and Mayhem in East Tennessee, and the forthcoming Tennessee’s Weston Fulton: Edison of the South.