Swede and Fay Lewis had always been a stormy one, and Fay was finally tired of it. When she finally decided to end it and filed for divorce, Swede was enraged. To what depths would he descend when he didn’t get his way?
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Cuts Off Wife’s Head and Then Kills Self. The Indianapolis News, 1/21/1922
Miner Cuts Wife’s Throat and Own in Dual Tragedy. The Indianapolis Star, 1/21/1922
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Year: 1920; Census Place: Terre Haute Ward 4, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_468; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 138
Year: 1910; Census Place: Brazil Ward 3, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T624_343; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374356
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Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vigo Description Draft Card: L