Lawson family photo: Incest family's dark secret hidden in Christmas portrait before all 7 found dead
A festive family photograph taken just before a massacre on Christmas Day contains a chilling hint behind why the killing took place.
Tobacco farmer Charles Davis Lawson thought it may be nice to head into town for a studio portrait during the 1929 Christmas period in Germanton, North Carolina. The working class farmer bought new clothes for his family to wear in the photo, including his wife, Fannie, four daughters and three sons.