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  1. Margaret Anne Barnes (July 24, 1927 – October 11, 2007) was an American writer born in Newnan, Georgia . After attending Georgia College she studied journalism at the University of Georgia in Athens. As a reporter for the Newnan Times-Herald, Barnes became interested in the 1948 case of John Wallace's murder of one of his tenant farmers.

  2. Jan 1, 1981 · Mrs. Barnes reaches out and grasps the essence of the human spirit. She explores the drives that push people beyond their own expectations and enable them to deal with adversity."—Gary Shultz, Dallas Times Herald "Margaret Anne Barnes' A Buzzard is My Best Friend is quite simply one of the warmest, most delightful books I have ever read.

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  3. A woman with a quiet Southern demeanor, she faced death threats yet wrote eagerly about murder, prostitution, brutality and deception in the region she loved. Margaret Anne Barnes was born July 24, 1927, in Newnan. She attended Georgia College and studied journalism at the University of Georgia. She lived on a Virginia farm for a time and was ...

  4. Mar 7, 2023 · A native of Newnan, Margaret Anne Barnes was in her early 20s when the murder took place. After studying journalism at the University of Georgia, she came home to Coweta County to practice her craft. She was working as a reporter for The Newnan Times-Herald in 1948 as the story she would later chronicle unfolded yards away at the Coweta County Courthouse.

  5. Sep 3, 2021 · The events were the subject of two acclaimed works, both titled Murder in Coweta County: a 1976 book by Margaret Anne Barnes and a 1983 television movie on CBS starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith. Addeddate

  6. Mar 1, 1977 · Margaret Anne Barnes. 4.31. 316 ratings41 reviews. Murder in Coweta County received the coveted Edgar Allan Poe Special Award as an outstanding fact-crime study by the Mystery Writers of America and has been used in sociology and criminal law courses at schools and universities throughout the United States.

  7. Margaret Anne Barnes is the author of Murder in Coweta County (4.30 avg rating, 313 ratings, 41 reviews, published 1977), The Tragedy and the Triumph of ...