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Little Gordon is a Murderer

January 18, 2020

It was during a conversation with my aunt about family history that I heard the words, “Little Gordon is a murderer.”  She was relaying a statement made by my grandfather, Wesley Henshaw, and it’s these words that started my investigation into my cousin Gordon G. Henshaw and the 1959 cold case disappearance of his wife, … More Little Gordon is a Murderer

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Murder of the Juno Beauty

December 18, 2018

This cabinet card came to me as a gift from a friend.  She knew my love of researching old photos and suspected I would be especially interested in this one.  You see, part of the writing on the reverse reads “murdered by Durant (sic), for which he was hanged.”  My friend was correct; I was … More Murder of the Juno Beauty

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