Shortly before Christmas 1946, 35-year-old Bessie Moore trip to bake cookies with a friend ended in tragedy. The events of that December day still echo 75-years later.
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Conduct Search for Slayer Here. La Crosse Tribune, 12/18/1946, p.1
Love Theory Enters Murder of Waitress in La Crosse. The Journal Times, 12/19/1946
Still Seeking Clues in La Crosse Murder. News-Record, 12/20/1946
Hitchhiker is Being Sought in Shooting. The Daily Tribune, 12/21/1946
Question Many Persons Here. The La Crosse Tribune, 12/21/1946
Call Persons For Inquest. La Crosse Tribune, 12/23/1946, p.1
Experts Identify Gun as Weapon Fired at Waitress. The Journal Times, 12/28/1946.
Release Suspect in Case; Another Youth in Custody. The La Crosse Tribune, 12/29/1946
Officers Still Holding Youth. The La Crosse Tribune, 1/2/1947
Detain Youth As Witness. The La Crosse Tribune, 1/4/1947
Officer Still Probe Slaying. The La Crosse Tribune, 1/14/1947
Public Debate. LaCrosse Tribune, 11/30/1948, p. 4
Finish Probe Of Confession. La Crosse Tribune, 1/22/1953, p. 26
Hoax Seen in Confession of Bessie Moore Murder. La Crosse Tribune, 1/15/1953, p.1
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Wisconsin, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 595
The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 23 Sep 1986; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Parlin, Geri. Ghost Stories: Dead but not gone. La Crosse Tribune, 10/29/2007
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