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Charlie Gladstone reflects on his great-uncle’s legacy, and shares what to expect at the Hawarden Estate exhibition.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Emmett was just 14 when he was kidnapped from his great-uncle’s house by two White men who later admitted to beating and torturing the teen before shooting him in the head and throwing his body into the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a 75-pound cotton gin fan.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Ingelsby hails from a long line of priests, with his uncle leaving his vocation after 30 years, while another two great-uncles served as priests, too.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
At the press conference, Williams' great-uncle, Kenneth Simmons, and Williams' uncle urged the suspect to come forward.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Emmett was just 14 when he was kidnapped from his great-uncle’s house by two White men who later admitted to beating and torturing the teen before shooting him in the head and throwing his body into the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a 75-pound cotton gin fan.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Ingelsby hails from a long line of priests, with his uncle leaving his vocation after 30 years, while another two great-uncles served as priests, too.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
At the press conference, Williams' great-uncle, Kenneth Simmons, and Williams' uncle urged the suspect to come forward.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Great-uncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-uncle. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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