# The Lawson Family Christmas Tragedy: A True Crime Deep Dive | Yore Town Podcast

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Published: 2025-12-22T13:00:00+00:00
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In this episode of Yore Town, we uncover the chilling story of Charlie Lawson, the tobacco farmer who took his family into town for new clothes and a portrait just days before systematically ending their lives on Christmas morning. It remains one of the most haunting unsolved mysteries in North Carolina history.

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