A strange but true crime: the Hillsville Massacre of 1912

A strange but true crime: the Hillsville Massacre of 1912

The Hillsville Massacre of 1912 is one of Virginia’s strangest historical cases. Here’s everything you need to know about the Carroll County shooting. When smoke from the shootout finally cleared in the Carroll County Courthouse on March 14, 1912, four people were dead and seven had been wounded. One of the wounded individuals, Betty Ayers, died the following day. Over a hundred years have passed since then, and still one lingering question rema…