Sarah is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Sarah is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Savage and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Askew along Mississippi Highway 3.
Although an unincorporated community, Sarah has a post office and a zip code of 38665.
Education
The Sarah community is served by the Tate County School District.
Transportation
- Mississippi Highway 3
- Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Marks, 24 miles (39 km) to the south.
Notoriety
On 25 April 2001, Jan Michael Brawner Jr. murdered his father-in-law (Carl Albert Craft), mother-in-law (Martha Jane Craft), ex-wife (Barbara Faye Craft Brawner) and his 3-year-old daughter (Candice Paige Brawner) at the Craft home in the Sarah Community.[2] Brawner was found guilty on four counts of capital murder by jury trial in the Circuit Court of Tate County and was sentenced to death.[3][4] Brawner was executed by lethal injection at Mississippi State Penitentiary on 12 June 2012.[5]
Gallery
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View from hill above Sarah,
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US Post Office,
Sarah, Mississippi
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sarah, Mississippi
- ^ "BRAWNER v. EPPS | Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-16-MPM. | 20100128d94". leagle.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "MISSISSIPPI EXECUTION – CLAIM YOUR INNOCENCE|MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT REFUSES BRAWNER REPRIEVE". claimyourinnocence.org. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "JAN MICHAEL BRAWNER, JR vs. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI|IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI (NO. 2002-DP-00615-SCT)" (PDF). courts.ms.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ McCowan, Candace (June 12, 2012). "Convicted Killer Pronounced Dead Minutes After Lethal Injection". wreg.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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