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Publisher
North Star Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Billed as the crime of the century in 1894, Murder at Minnesota Point tells the twisted, sensational true story of a young, unidentified woman found slain on the isolated sandy shores of Minnesota Point, Duluth, Minn. For two weeks, her corpse was displayed for public viewing in hopes of discovering her identity. After she was buried in an unnamed pauper's grave, her assailant breathed a temporary sigh of relief. Over the next two years, city detectives...
Author
Publisher
Jaykay Pub. Inc
Pub. Date
c1985
Language
English
Description
The prosecutor called it a crime of greed: the wealthy heiress and her nurse, murdered by the destitute son-in-law who was anxious to get his share of the vast inheritance. It was a complex, intriguing murder case, set in the mansion that is now one of Minnesota's top tourist attractions. But you won't hear much about the Congdon murders on the official tour of the mansion. This book guides you through Glensheen with newspaper reporter Joe Kimball,...
Author
Publisher
Zenith City Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
On June 27, 1977, an intruder entered Glensheen, the stately manor built along the Lake Superior shore by Chester A. Congdon, patriarch of one of Duluth, Minnesota's, most generous and respected families. Before leaving with a basketful of stolen jewelry, the intruder used a satin pillow to smother Chester's last surviving daughter, Elisabeth Congdon, after killing the heiress's valiant nurse, Velma Pietila, by beating her with a candlestick -- crimes...
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