In the quiet town of Laugdon, North Dakota, a sense of unease settled over the residents on this fateful morning, June 30, 1904. It began with a gruesome discovery in front of the Albert Winter block on Third Street. A pair of old, mounted spectacles lay abandoned, as if cast aside in haste. The question on everyone’s lips was: where was the owner of these spectacles, and what had befallen him?
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Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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