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The Legend of Becky Cotton

Edgefield, SC, United States

Edgefield County Courthouse, Edgefield, SC

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THE STORY

Reported Haunting

The legend of Becky Cotton tells of an infamous Edgefield woman said to have killed multiple husbands before being murdered by her brother on the courthouse steps. Her story remains one of South Carolina's darker ghost legends.

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