Research Catalog

The serpent and the spirit : Glenn Summerford's story / Thomas Burton.

Title
The serpent and the spirit : Glenn Summerford's story / Thomas Burton.
Author
Burton, Thomas G.
Publication
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2004.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

2 Items

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextUse in library KF224.S78 B87 2004Off-site
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextUse in library KF224.S78 B87 2004Off-site

Holdings

Details

Description
xv, 262 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Discusses the case of Reverend Glenn Summerford through the eyes of various people; Summerford was tried in Scottsboro, Alabama, in early 1992 for trying to kill his wife with snakes he handled in church.
Subject
  • Snake cults (Holiness churches) > Alabama
  • Summerford, Glenn > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Trials (Attempted murder) > Alabama
Genre/Form
Trials, litigation, etc.
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
  • committed to retain
Contents
The serpent -- Glenda Darlene Collins Summerford : Glenn's second wife at the trial -- The court reporter : trial transcripts (abstract) -- D. Kennamer, B. Davis, C. Bolte, T. Flippo, L. Peace, S. Ingram : witnesses at the trial -- District attorney Dwight Duke and Gary W. Lackey : lawyers at the trial -- Captain David Kennamer, emt-p, and Janette Green, RN : medical practitioners -- Charlotte Coln corroborated by Jos Coln : Glenn's half sister and brother-in-law -- David Brewer and William Bynum : newsmen -- Glendel B. Summerford : in earlier years -- Doris Holcomb Summerford : Glenn's first wife -- Reverend Glenn Summerford : in church -- Dorothy Dyal : a convert -- Glenn : in turmoil -- Junior and Virginia Peace Summerford : Glenn's oldest son and daughter-in-law -- Bill Summerford : Glenn's second son -- J.L. and Martha Lewis : longtime friend and his wife -- Willie Southard : converted antagonist -- Marty Summerford : Glenn and Darlene's son -- A friend of the family -- Bobbie Sue Lynn : faithful helper -- Junior Blair, Josie Blair, Ruby Berry, Carl Porter : first one, then 'nother -- Summerford AIS 098070 : in prison -- A law clerk : the litigation -- Scott Pratt : a criminal lawyer on the potential of the witness pool -- The spirit.
ISBN
1572332468 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2003025093
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library