Six Miles to Charleston: The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher

Introduction: Lost in legend -- The time: 1819 -- The victims: two corpses and a cow -- The gang: the forgotten members -- The trial: colonial justice is not criminal justice -- The escape: a last bid for freedom -- The sentencing: colonial justice equals colonial corruption -- The execution: in the words of those who witnessed it -- The method: death by hanging : colonial justice versus criminal justice -- The allegations: colonial justice versus criminal justice -- Power and greed: politics at its best -- Land swindling: the keys may be key -- Motive: the sins of the father -- Conclusion: Things are not always as they appear.