In 1905, a St. Paul, Minnesota butcher was brutally murdered in his shop. When police began investigating, little did they know that they were on the trail of one of the most cold-blooded killers they had ever seen.
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Murderer Chops Victim to Pieces In Butcher Shop. The Saint Paul Globe, 2/19/1905
Fatal Hammer Leads to Trail of Boy Suspect. The Saint Paul Globe, 2/28/1905
Accuses Him of Another Murder. The Minneapolis Journal, 2/28/1905
Father of Hartmann Believes Gottshalk Killed His Son. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/1/1905
Suspect Weakening Under Third Degree. The Minneapolis Journal, 3/2/1905
Gottschalk Gladly Talks To Visitors. The St. Paul Globe, 3/10/1905
Gottshalk Faces Seven Accusers. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/15/1905
Man’s Body Found. The Minneapolis Journal, 3/17/1905
Body of Hartmann Is Found In River. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/18/1905
Gottshalk Accused By Coroner’s Jury. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/18/1905
Police Weave Web About Gottschalk. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/19/1905
Albert Gottshalk Is Sure of Innocence. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/19/1905
Gottshalk Is To Face Second Murder Charge. The Saint Paul Globe, 3/20/1905
Second Murder Charge. The Minneapolis Journal, 3/23/1905
Grand Jury to Indict Edward Gottshalk On Murder Charges. The Saint Paul Globe, 4/14/1905
Two Murder Charges. The Minneapolis Journal, 4/18/1905
Sentenced to Hang By Neck Until Dead. The Star Tribune, 5/12/1905
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