John G. Phinney
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- Mar 16, 1895The Whidbey Island Rancher Who Vanished Without a TraceJohn G. Phinney has been missing for days from his ranch at Penn Cove. A search party aboard the steamer Idaho has not returned, and neighbors now fear he drowned — or met foul play.Coupeville, WA
- Mar 17, 1895The Rancher Vanished. Then His House Burned.Island County investigators suspect foul play after John G. Phinney disappeared and his home went up in flames, focusing on a newly hired ranch hand who was the last to claim he saw him leave.Whidbey Island, WA
- Mar 23, 1895A Black Skiff, a Stranger, and a House That BurnedA Whidbey Island man rowed out with an unknown companion on a windy February afternoon in 1895. Neither was seen again — and six days later his house went up in flames.Whidbey Island, WA