Florida
Norma Padgett, who falsely accused 'Groveland Four' of rape, dies at 92
The Florida woman who set off a wave of racial violence after falsely accusing four Black men -- known as the "Groveland Four" -- of raping her and beating her husband more than seven decades ago has died at 92.
The "Groveland Four" survivors Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee in Lake County, Fla. On Wednesday, their accuser, Norma Padgett, was confirmed dead at the age of 92. Padgett wrongfully accused the four men of rape in 1949 before the... [3108 chars]