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  1. Mercer Island Exhumation Identifies George Richards

    After a body is recovered from the lake, investigators suspect two Italian laborers in the brutal murder of a lumberman.

    Jun 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMercer Island, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. Sheriff Solves 1892 Mercer Island Cabin Murder

    After the mutilated body of George Richards washed ashore, a confession from an accomplice revealed a desperate struggle and a grisly disposal in Lake Washington.

    Jun 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMercer Island, Mercer Island, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Dream That Found Two Bodies in Lake Washington

    A double murder near Mercer Island, a suspect tried four times and never convicted, and a daughter's suicide—the lake tragedy that haunted the Colman-Patten case for years.

    Jul 26, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMercer Island, King CountyTrue Crime

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