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Bennie was born into a poor family that barely scraped through life. Her father, Leon had an explosive-yet well hidden-temper and maybe as a result of marrying young, having 4 kids, or mounting debts, he often took it out on his wife. One fateful summers eve Bennie had tried to stop yet another fight and took a heavy blow in the crossfire. Angry at her intrusion Leon turned his anger to her and unable to suffer more beatings or bear witness to her childrens, Magdalene went for her husbands gun and ended his cruelty for good. When the sound of horses inevitably followed the gunshot Magdalene, with tears in her eyes, left the one-room shack and tried to run. Unfortunately she didn't make it far when the policeman caught up to her and was swiftly sentenced to prison for murder. The day after the trial several stern looking people dressed in black came and took the 3 younger children to state care, old enough to work Bennie was left to fend for herself. #c89594