ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, ɐ twˈɛntijˈɪɹˈoʊld tˈiːtʃɚ, vˈɛlmə kˈoʊltɚ, dˈɔːɾɚɹ əvə lˈoʊkəl fˈɑːɹmɚ, wʌz mˈɜːdɚd ɪnðə wˈʌnɹˈuːm ɡˈæɹɪt skˈuːlhaʊs, ɐ mˈaɪl saʊθwˈɛst ʌv mˈɛɹivˌɪl.
On December 16, 1930, a 20-year-old teacher, Velma Colter, daughter of a local farmer, was murdered in the one-room Garrett schoolhouse, () a mile southwest of Maryville.