The Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Becky Cotton

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Becky Cotton lived in the town of Edgefield, SC. she married three times,and she killed all three of her husband's she killed one with a needle through the heart, she axed one to death, and poisoned the other.
She wrapped them down in bricks then dumped them in a nearby pond in a hole. one day someone discovered one of the bodies.
Becky ended up getting arrested and facing trial.
The evidence was strong because all three of the men were directly linked to Becky because of their marriages.
The prosecution prepared themselves for success to arrest Becky she stood up on her feet to testify on her own, and she batted her pretty blue eyes, and sweet-talked which melted the hearts of the judge and jurors. Despite the strong evidence, the case against

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