St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

Mysteries

Three months ago Henry Martin, aged 30, and his reputed wife, Lizzie, anchored their house boat in the river at St. Louis. Tuesday afternoon her corpse was found in the boat with her skull beaten in, the boat floor covered with blood and a bloody hammer on the bank. Martin had disappeared.
Date: 1894-12-27; Paper: American Nonconformist submitted by Barb Z. - 2009