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- Aug 7, 1888The Tragedy of Owen HughesAfter losing his savings in a series of failed business ventures and railroad deals, an aging hospital steward chooses to end his life at a Seattle hotel.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1889The Man Who Vanished Into the Fog: A Barber’s Final JourneyCoroner Cross and Dr. Root piece together the identity of a decomposed body found near Salmon Bay, linking it to a boarder at the Commercial Hotel who may have taken his own life with morphine.Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1889The Man Who Couldn't Be Named: A Mysterious Suicide on Pike StreetIn the early hours of a Seattle morning in 1902, a barkeeper discovers a stranger dead in his room with no ID and a note addressed to 'Joe.' The city is left with a body, a mystery, and a morphine bottle.Pike Street, Seattle
- Jun 4, 1889The Tragedy of the Harbor DredgeA routine day at the mills turned fatal when a foreman was crushed during bridge construction, highlighting the perilous reality of Seattle's industrial expansion.Kent, WA
- May 24, 1893The Vigil Outside the Funeral HomeA morbid curiosity draws crowds to an undertaker's shop, where skeptical observers refuse to believe a woman has passed away, even after medical confirmation.Seattle, WA