Sheriff Wyckoff
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- Dec 15, 1877The Stranger at the Oriental HotelA local man's keen instincts and a sharp-eyed witness led to the capture of a fugitive murderer hiding in plain sight in a Seattle rooming house.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Dec 22, 1877The Stranger at the American HouseA quiet traveler claiming to be a homesteader is revealed to be a double-murderer hiding from an Oregon bounty.Snohomish, WA
- Jan 19, 1878The Opium Steward of the DakotaA routine baggage check on the steamship Dakota reveals a massive illicit cargo, sparking a criminal case that hints at a long-running smuggling operation on Puget Sound.Seattle, WA
- Jan 26, 1878The Great Jailbreak of 1878Five inmates, including a man held for attempted murder, escaped a Seattle jail using a key hand-crafted over six weeks.Yesler Way, Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1878The Confidence Man of White RiverA San Francisco swindler finds his way to a farm near Seattle, only to be turned in by his own conscience—or perhaps his employer.Seattle, WA