Clarence Richeson
American murderer
Clarence Virgil Thompson Richeson (February 15, 1876 – May 21, 1912) was an American reverend in the Baptist denomination who was executed for the murder of his fiancée Avis Willard Linnell on October 14, 1911, at the YWCA in Boston.
Biography
Early life
Richeson was born in Amherst, Virginia, the son of a tobacco farmer and his first wife of three. Richeson left home at age 13, moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, and worked at several jobs. Throughout much of his life he worked at a variety of jobs. Early on, he was ambitious and wanted to be a clergyman. He began to prepare for college at Amherst Academy.
From 1892 to 1895 he worked for his cousin W. J. Richeson and continued his studies at the academy in Carrollton, Missouri. He joined the Trotter Baptist Church of Carroll County. At age 17, he went into an unconscious state and was in bed for one or two days after a nocturnal emission. He saw a Dr.
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