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4 stories matching boobi

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  1. Fatal Booby Trap in Whatcom

    Two men are being hunted after a 'trap gun' rigged to a door killed an unsuspecting visitor.

    Dec 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

  2. Fatal Trap Set for Burglars Results in Arrests

    Two men are in custody for murder after their booby-trapped cabin killed an intruder in Whatcom County.

    Dec 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSqualicum Creek, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Cabin Booby-Trap That Cost Newell Barr Ten Years

    Sentenced for a gun trap rigged in his Whatcom cabin that killed John Erickson, Barr heads to Walla Walla as hopes for a pardon fade.

    May 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Deadly Spring-Gun Trap

    A Whatcom man faces a murder conviction for setting a booby-trapped shotgun to defend his vacant cabin.

    Feb 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

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