Hanged Man

Then he saw it. A colored man was hanging a few feet off the ground, his body swaying in the breeze. His head was in a noose and his hands were tied behind his back. The rope creaked every time the man swung from side to side. A burlap bag had been placed over the man’s head, which protruded at a fatally odd angle from his torso.

For several moments Lee stood staring at the grisly scene. “Oh, Elijah....”