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65 Cents: Murder of “Smitty” Smith 1924

Murder Victim “Smitty” Smith 25-year-old Brick Mason Minnesota Resident Cause of Death: Undetermined, Set On Fire Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Burned-Out Strawstack Rail Yard Merrill, Iowa Plymouth County December 28, 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2015 … Continue reading

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  Long ago in Iowa, a man walked through shadowy woods and stopped. Was he going somewhere or was he coming back? Was something unspeakable about to happen to him? Or was he contemplating a horrific act? Was he searching … Continue reading

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