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Mystery on the Isles of Shoals: Closing the Case on the Smuttynose Ax Murders of 1873
By Robinson, J. Dennis
- ISBN
- 9781629145785
- Publisher
- Skyhorse
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Reviewed on November 1, 2014 | Social Sciences
On March 6, 1873, a robbery attempt went horribly awry on tiny Smuttynose Island, located off the coast of New Hampshire, leading to the gruesome deaths of two women. A third woman miraculously escaped and was able to identify the attacker as Lewis Wagner, a former lodger and employee. Within two days the killer was caught and two years later hanged for the murders. The evidence for Wagner's guilt was overwhelmi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
