Valerie Boles
Valerie Boles | |
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Boles in 2004 | |
| Born | Valerie Fennell November 8, 1932 |
| Died | May 8, 2009 (aged 76) Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Cummings, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Root doctor |
| Known for | Inspiration for a character in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
Valerie Aiken Boles (née Fennell; November 8, 1932 – May 8, 2009) was an American root doctor. She came to prominence after becoming the inspiration for one of the main characters in John Berendt's 1994 true-crime book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Boles, of Gullah tongue, was renamed "Minerva" in the book, and was portrayed by Irma P. Hall in Clint Eastwood's 1997 film adaptation.