In 1924, Cora Raber was a young woman who found herself in an undesired position. But she had resolved the issue, and was going to get married. Or so she thought. What happened to the Would-Be Bride?
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Arden Murder Solved. The Herald-Press, 8/12/1924
Identify Dead Girl; Arrest Man. The News-Palladium, 8/12/1924
Murder Pact Charged. The Herald-Press, 8/13/1924
Delve Into Death Plot. The Herald-Press, 8/14/1924
Lovers Face Court; Denied Bail. The Herald- Press, 8/15/1924
Raber Murder is Re-Enacted By Emil Zupke. The Herald-Press, 8/15/1924
Zupke’s Sweetheart Spurns Him. The News-Palladium, 8/15/1924
New Girl Murder Clew Probed. The Herald-Press, 8/18/1924
New Version to Murder Is Made Public. The News-Palladium, 8/18/1924
Defense Prepares to Acquit M’Kinney Girl. The Herald-Press, 8/20/1924
Florence McKinney Prepares To Face Court Tomorrow. The Herald-Press, 8/21/1924
Jam Court of M’Kinney Hearing. The Herald-Press, 8/22/1924
Cuts M’Kinney Murder Charge. The News-Palladium, 8/23/1924
Zupke Pleads Guilty; Arraign Florence McKinney. The News-Palladium, 9/15/1924
Florence McKinney Arraigned In Court. The Herald-Press, 9/15/1924
Zupke, Resigned To Fate, Called A Model Prisoner. The News-Palladium, 9/17/1924
Florence McKinney’s Trial May Open Late Next Week. The Herald-Press, 9/26/1924
M’Kinney Girl Pleads Guilty. The News-Palladium, 12/4/1924
Zupke Will Face Judge. The News-Palladium, 12/8/1924
Zupke Gets Life at Marquette. The News-Palladium, 12/9/1924
U.S. Census Records
State of Michigan Death Records
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