The Siege and Tragedy at Friday Harbor
A reclusive farmer's descent into madness and murder in the San Juan Islands ended in a gruesome, fiery standoff with local law enforcement.
“Get to hell out of this, or I’ll give you a drink of hot blood!”
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A reclusive farmer's descent into madness and murder in the San Juan Islands ended in a gruesome, fiery standoff with local law enforcement.
“Get to hell out of this, or I’ll give you a drink of hot blood!”
While digging for a water source on Shaw Island, a local man struck a geyser that swallowed his tools and promised a new lake.
“The water rushed in upon him with such force that he was glad to get to the surface, leaving his tools in the bottom of the well.”
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