When Indiana police heard that Leonard Grubb had killed a man, they definitely wanted to hear more. Haunted by the victims ghost, Leonard happily confessed, leading to one of the strangest stories in Indiana history.
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Slaying Exposed in Brown County. The Indianapolis Star, 10/28/1930
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Boy Reveals Killing in Brown County Hills. The Indianapolis News, 10/28/1930
Slaying Exposed in Brown County. The Indianapolis Star, 10/28/1930
Continue Search in Still Slaying. The Indianapolis Star, 10/29/1930
Sees Ghost of Murder Victim. The Republic, 10/29/1930
Leonard Grubb Makes Confession of Murder. Brown County Democrat, 10/30/1930
Creek Fails to Yield Body. The Indianapolis Star, 11/2/1930
Brown County Creek Death Probe Reveals Kentuckian Missing Since Crime. The Edinburg Daily Courier, 11/12/1930
An Eye-Witness to Alleged Murder? Brown County Democrat, 11/13/1930
Brown County Men Released. Greensburg Daily News, 11/18/1930
Murder Case Dismissed Monday. Brown County Democrat, 11/20/1930
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