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Claim: E-mail describes the kidnapping, assault, and torture of Megan Williams by six white suspects.
Example: [Collected on the Internet, September 2007]
Origins: The e-mail displayed above is "true" in the sense that it reproduces details of the Megan Williams case that were initially reported in press accounts, with the caveat that such accounts often contain details which prove to be erroneous or exaggerated once more information is made public. On 8 September 2007, police acting on a tip rescued 20-year-old Megan Williams from a trailer home in Big Creek, West Virginia, where they said she had been held captive for a week. (Investigators later said they believed Williams may have been at the trailer for over a month.) During that time, Williams (who is black) was reportedly beaten, raped, and Frankie Brewster, 49, was charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, malicious wounding and giving false information during a felony investigation. Her son, Bobby Brewster, 24, was charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, malicious wounding and assault during the commission of a felony. Karen Burton, 46, was charged with malicious wounding, battery and assault during the commission of a felony. Burton's daughter and her daughter's Logan County prosecutor Brian Abraham later dismissed the previous charges against five of the suspects (all but Bobby Brewster) and filed new complaints charging each of them of first-degree sexual assault and kidnapping, as well as the following:
Frankie Brewster now stands accused of kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault, three counts of battery and giving false information to authorities during a felony investigation. Karen Burton also faces malicious wounding assault during the commission of a felony and
The Justice Department initially stated that no federal charges (including hate crimes) would be brought against the six defendants, but local prosecutors maintained they were considering filing state hate crime charges against at least one defendant.
Danny Jay Combs now stands accused of three counts of first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and malicious wounding. George Allen Messer is also charged with six counts of battery. Contrary to the claim made in the Last updated: 7 October 2007 Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2008 by snopes.com. This material may not be reproduced without permission. snopes and the snopes.com logo are registered service marks of snopes.com. Sources:
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