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Murder Victim Willis Elmer Dudrey 22-year-old Farmhand 1874-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Train Station Webster City, Iowa Hamilton County June 7, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2011 “Riding the blinds” was … Continue reading →