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3 stories matching lethal

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  1. Trapped in the Cascade Whiteout

    A harrowing survival story from the brutal winter of 1880, where a Whatcom County Sheriff and his child narrowly escaped a lethal snowstorm.

    Jan 26, 1880Puget Sound DispatchBellingham, Whatcom CountyDisasters

  2. The Man Who Wouldn't Die: A Suicide Attempt in Olympia

    In a grim display of resilience, a man named June Hickey survived a lethal dose of antimony in an Olympia hotel last week, defying the finality of his own design.

    Dec 16, 1876Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

  3. The Deadly Prescription of Clifton House

    A physician’s sinister plot to poison his young wife for her inheritance ends in a gruesome, ironic justice on the frontier.

    Feb 29, 1872Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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