Details: Harold Swain was the deacon of the Rising Daughters Baptist Church in Waverly, and his wife, Thelma, was actively involved in the church activities. The couple had been married for forty-three years. On Tuesday, March 11, 1985, they had their weekly Tuesday evening bible class; nine women attended. At 8:50 pm, one of the women asked if she could leave early to pick up a friend from work. As the woman left the church, she encountered a stranger in the back and he asked to see Harold. Some of the other women only caught a brief glimpse of the stranger, but none of them recognized him. The woman left as Harold met with the man, and then the man pulled out a gun and shot Harold several times. Thelma then ran out to help her husband, but was also shot. The remaining women ran to the de
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