Sources

McKenzie, Trevor. Otto Wood, the Bandit. UNC Press Books, 17 Aug. 2021.

Oxford Public Ledger, NC, Thursday, December 22, 1904, Page 2

Statesville Record and Landmark, NC, Tuesday, August 27, 1907, Page 3, “A Wilkes Boy on the Chain Gang”

Winston-Salem Sentinel, NC, Saturday, June 9, 1917, Page 7, “Otto Wood Writes an Open Letter”

Park City Daily News, Bowling Green, KY, Thursday, September 20, 1923, Page 1, “Bold Bandit is Identified”

Greensboro Record, NC, Thursday, November 8, 1923, Page 1, “Special Officer Hunting Wood in Greenville”

Charlotte Observer, Sunday, December 12, 1926, Page 54, “Otto Wood, North Carolina’s Notorious Bad Man”

Greensboro Record, NC, Wednesday, December 31, 1930, Page 1, “Otto Wood is Shot to Death by Policeman”

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