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In 1959, 69 Black teenage boys (ages 13-17) were pad locked inside a dormitory at the Negro Boys Industrial School. A "mysterious" fire occurred at night while they sleeping. 21 of them died including a 13 year old who was there for riding a white boy's bike. 48 managed to escape by prying off the
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mesh metal screens from the windows. It was the worst fire record in Arkansas history. The boys were committed for a variety of reasons, some were orphans and many homeless. The science of preserving a crime scene was in existence in 1959. Yet the very morning these boys were killed, they were
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dismantling the whole scene with hoses, rakes and shovels. The grand jury found that several individuals and agencies were responsible, but no one was ever criminally charged.
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Carla Vivarttas
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Truly horrific. Such depravity.
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