Thomas Clark seemed like an ordinary Indiana farmer until he went away to the asylum. They said he was cured. But, in 1922, he committed a horrible crime that proved that his unseen malady was far from improved. Sources Posse Chasing Huntington Murderer. The Huntington Herald, 11/16/1922 Huntington County […]
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The teenage years can be difficult for some people. It’s the time they learn to forge a new path through the world; their own path. At the same time, they’re at that stage between being a child and an adult, ready to make decisions but not completely sure what the right choice is for them.
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In a perfect world, parents are supposed to provide guidance and protection. But we don’t live in a perfect world. In 1901, two people had to deal with awful situations caused by their parents in Indiana. Sources Daughter Shot Him. The Star Press, 2/19/1901 Shot By His Daughter. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 2/19/1901 Daughter Not
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Mary Singer was dead, hacked to death by an ax-wielding assailant. It was a sudden and violent end, and the circumstances and motivations behind the slaying were rather bizarre. It’s hard to say how Mary’s son, Harry, handled the news of his mother’s death. In March of 1935, he was incarcerated at the Indiana State Reformatory.
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Charles Clark stood by himself at his daughter’s home in Kokomo, Indiana. There were things that weighed heavily on him, and he had come to a serious conclusion, perhaps the most serious that he would ever come to. He looked down at the bottle in his hand, and knew what he had to
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