Does a murder ever "deserve the thanks of the community?" Apparently in 1875 the murder of a chicken thief did. Read more of this story uncovered in the Richmond Coroners' Inquisitions in today's Out of the Box.

http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2013/04/03/murder-most-fowl/

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