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Rare Glimpse of Morristown's 'Most Famous Murder Trial' Set For Court
Retired judge to conduct lecture Saturday, June 20 about 1833 crime, trial, and public hanging.
The crime became statewide news, and end result was just as a public.
It was 1833 and Antoine LeBlanc was tried and convicted for the murder of three people in Morristown, leading to his public death by hanging on the Morristown Green.
Now, 182 years later, the Morris County Tourism Bureau will host a program Saturday, June 20 at the Morris County Courthouse featuring a lecture on the triple murder of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sayre and their servant, Phoebe.
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Retired judge Kenneth C. MacKenzie will retell the story in a lecture format in Courtroom One of the courthouse, which will be preserved to look as it did in 1833.
Cost for the event is $15 per person with limited seating available. The event begins at 10 a.m. and tickets can be purchased online, in advance by visiting morristourism.org.
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Photo Courtesy Morris County Tourism Bureau.
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