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2 stories matching mortem

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  1. The Discovery of an Abandoned Infant

    A tragic mystery unfolds in Ellensburg as a newborn's remains are found in a discarded valise.

    Jun 11, 1891The Yakima HeraldEllensburg, Kittitas CountyTrue Crime

  2. The macabre post-mortem of a sideshow giant

    After a circus performer died in Ellensburg, local authorities and doctors went to gruesome lengths to extract profit from his corpse.

    Jun 2, 1892The Yakima HeraldEllensburg, Kittitas CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

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