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Episode 32: The Accidentally Deliberate Murder of Augusta Bartz

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16-year-old Augusta Bartz was murdered in 1892. Even though her killer, Herman Boek, shotgunned her in the middle of road in broad daylight, he later claimed that although he had intended to commit murder, he had shot Augusta by accident. Come and learn the strange and tragic story this week at the table. https://media.blubrry.com/kitchentablehistorian/api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/19874151/download.mp3Podcast: Play […]

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The Accidentally Deliberate Murder of Augusta Bartz

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Fall is a transitional season. The temperatures start to get a little colder, and the trees start to change their colors. They showcase the beautiful golds, reds, and oranges that the season is known for. It is also one of the many reasons Fall is also my favorite season. About a week ago at the

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Episode 26: An Uncommon Criminal

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When Iowa policemen arrested a robbery suspect in 1947, they thought they had just apprehended the thief responsible for numerous area break-ins. They didn’t suspect that they had just caught a notorious and uncommon criminal. Sources ‘Widely-Sought Criminal Nabbed.’ The Democrat and Leader, 3/9/1947 p. 1 ‘Burglar, Wanted By the FBI For Jailbreak and

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Episode 20: The Harry Singer Murders

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Locals suspected that something was off when Harry Singer started selling his boss’ belongings. Never would they have guessed the truth. What had happened to the Wesley family, and what did Singer know about it? Sources The Noblesville Ledger, 7/4/1936 Young Hold Up Victim Dies In Wabash County Hospital. Muncie Evening Press, 7/7/1936

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The Harry Singer Murders

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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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Sin and Redemption: The Augusta Bartz Murder of 1896

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The grass was ready to turn from brown to green, and some of the trees had started to bud new leaves in anticipation of warmer weather. Birds and other animals were building nests and dens. It was April 1896, and spring was returning to Iowa. All of this was lost on Herman Boek

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