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9 stories matching grisli

  1. A Spokane Man's Grisly End Aboard the Steamer Nelson

    G. H. McDermott was traveling home to visit his family when he was caught in the machinery on Kootenai Lake, so badly mangled that only fragments of his skull could be recovered.

    Jan 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSpokane, Spokane CountyDisasters

  2. A Fifty-Pound Devil Fish Stuns West Seattle

    Local anglers land a massive cephalopod in the harbor, turning it into a grisly roadside attraction at a neighborhood saloon.

    Sep 11, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWest Seattle harbor, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Discovery of the Missing Girl in Whidbey

    A grisly discovery in the woods near the railway tracks in Whidbey leads to a desperate search for answers.

    Sep 11, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWhidbey Island, Island CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Corpse in the Chicken Yard

    A bungled insurance swindle in 1890s Seattle turns grisly when an amateur conspiracy, a stolen body, and a coded German letter unravel in a courtroom inquest.

    Apr 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThird Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Ghost in the Yellow Trunk

    A tip from surveyors leads two intrepid reporters to the shores of Alki Point, where they unearth a grim secret hidden in the brush.

    Jul 17, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWest Seattle, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Nose on Opera Alley

    A romantic dispute in Tacoma ends in a grisly, bizarre act of violence and a futile scavenger hunt through the snow.

    Dec 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOpera Alley, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  7. The Tragedy at Virginia Street

    A grisly discovery on the Seattle waterfront exposes the hidden desperation of 1889.

    Sep 24, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  8. Sheriff Solves 1892 Mercer Island Cabin Murder

    After the mutilated body of George Richards washed ashore, a confession from an accomplice revealed a desperate struggle and a grisly disposal in Lake Washington.

    Jun 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMercer Island, Mercer Island, King CountyTrue Crime

  9. The Corpse in Titchenal's Canyon

    A grisly discovery in the Washington wilderness leaves authorities searching for answers about a traveler who never made it to Kansas City.

    Jun 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWaterside, King CountyTrue Crime

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