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1 story matching dean
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:deani, deanr, demean, deadman, dead, deaf
- The Grays Harbor Anchor Murders
A union agent is arrested after a sailor's body is pulled from the water, weighted down by an anchor, sparking fears of a serial killer operating in the harbor.