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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
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| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 18 |
| 1895 | 4 |
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9 stories matching string
- The Case of the Walla Walla Firebug
A Chinese cook is bound over for trial following a string of mysterious fires that terrorized the city.
- The Wrong Man in Prison?
New evidence in a string of assaults in Tacoma suggests that a man currently serving time in the Walla Walla penitentiary may be innocent.
- The Electrocution of a Lineman
A routine day for a Seattle Electric company worker ended in a harrowing, public death that left his body suspended over the city's Sixth Avenue for fifteen minutes.
- The Thief Who Left His Loot Under the Wharf
A desperate ex-convict confesses to a string of violent robberies after being tracked to a dark, desolate crawlspace beneath Seattle's waterfront.
- The Burglar Who Walked Into Tacoma From Everett
A single suspect arrested in Everett for robbing a hired girl at gunpoint is now being investigated by Tacoma police as the prime suspect behind a string of local burglaries that have plagued the city for months.
- The Serial Husband of Thurston County
A young farmer faces divorce after a string of marriages to elderly widows, claiming he simply cannot resist their proposals.
- The Carriage-Trade Heists of Seattle
A stylish young couple is arrested for a string of hold-ups where the wife served as the getaway driver while her husband robbed pedestrians.
- The Local Harness Heist
A string of barn burglaries in Walla Walla leads police to suspect a prolific thief is targeting local agricultural equipment.
- Race Track Revival in Waitsburg
A prominent horseman secures a five-year lease to revitalize the local race track.