Charles W. Nordstrom
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- Jan 9, 1892The Shadow at the Window: A Frontier Murder TrialA Swedish laborer stands accused of a cold-blooded killing at Cedar Mountain, as prosecutors weave a circumstantial web of muddy boot prints and stolen rifles.Cedar Mountain, Maple Valley, WA
- Jan 10, 1892The Boot That Didn't Fit: A Murder Trial at the Turn of the CenturyIn a dramatic courtroom scene, an accused man attempts to clear his name by proving his feet were simply too large for the evidence that supposedly convicted him.Gilman, Issaquah, WA
- Apr 19, 1893Anatomy of a JailbreakSheriff Woolery foils a plot to escape the King County jail, uncovering acid and a sharpened knife.Seattle, WA
- Dec 31, 1893The Cedar Mountain AssassinCharles W. Nordstrom faces the gallows after the Supreme Court upholds his murder conviction for a cold-blooded shooting in Cedar Mountain.Cedar Mountain, Maple Valley, WA
- Feb 1, 1894The Final Appeals of a Condemned ManCharles Nordstrom, facing execution for the Cedar Mountain murder, launches a last-ditch legal battle involving Swedish support and a high-stakes Supreme Court challenge.Cedar Mountain, Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1894Three and a Half Years in a Cell, Then a Date With the RopeCharles Nordstrom crept up to William Mason's cabin at Cedar Mountain and shot him dead at supper over an old grudge. This week a Seattle judge named August 31 as the day the state will hang him — unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Aug 23, 1894The Gallows Reprieve: Nordstrom's Federal AppealConvicted of murder and only days from execution, Charles W. Nordstrom wins another stay—this time on a constitutional technicality that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.Olympia, WA