to see how many other single women with children disappeared about this time.
Clarksburg, W.Va. (1931)
Before 8/29/1931: A married man confessed to the murder of a
woman and her three children. The woman
and two of the daughters were strangled; the son was beaten to death with a hammer. They had “not eaten for at least 48 hours before
they were slain.” Curiously, the bodies
were found in a room equipped with gas vents, suggesting that this was
carefully planned, perhaps for others. “During
the night he posed for a photographer.
He held a hammer while the picture was taken—and he smiled.” He also attempted to empty out the dead woman’s
bank account with a blank check. He had
posed as a wealthy civil engineer while attempting to women through “matrimonial
agencies.” While larceny might well
explain his actions, his posing for a photographer suggests mental illness
might have played a part.
Category: private
Suicide: no
Cause: mentally ill? Greed?
Weapon: strangle, blunt[1]
[1] "Person
Admits Murder Of Widow And 3 Children," [Washington, D.C.] , Evening Star, Aug. 29, 1931, 1, 2.
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