Fall River History Club meeting
Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 6:30 pm
Fall River Public Library, Fall River, MA
FREE and open to the public.
Topic: The Murder of John Bullock, 1862
Bullock’s murder occurred in Freetown on June 12, 1862.
Obed Reynolds, a 17 y/o Freetown resident ambushed and killed John Bullock, a New Bedford “merchant” who was delivering some bootleg liquor to a Freetown home. The murder shocked local communities. Reynolds was convicted and sentenced to death, only to have the sentence commuted by the governor.
The story of Obed’s life, apprehension, trial, conviction, and subsequent commutation read like a Lifetime movie script. To this day, a twisted piece of granite on Bullock Rd. marks the place of the murder which is documented superficially in the Phillip’s history of Fall River.
Presented by Bill Goncalo
See you there!
