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5 stories matching implic

  1. Investigation Falters in Axelson Murder Case

    Local police admit insufficient evidence against a suspect detained in the killing of John Axelson.

    Jul 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. Eleven Years Old, and Out of Promises

    A Tacoma police sergeant's stepson confesses to a string of robberies. A Seattle judge sends him to the Chehalis reformatory — after Tacoma courts had twice taken the boy's word that he would be good.

    Feb 16, 1909The Tacoma Times1st Avenue, Seattle, King County

  3. Late-Night Stabbing on Pacific Avenue

    A laborer is found dead in a pool of blood after a night of drinking, leading police to arrest a local porter on suspicion.

    Jul 9, 1904The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Scrubwoman and the Con Man

    A Seattle police investigation into a mail-fraud scheme uncovers a hidden stash of stolen goods, implicating a woman who used her job as a cleaner to pilfer from city buildings.

    Feb 26, 1909The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. The 'Messenger' Drug Ring Exposed

    Detectives charge that a Tacoma messenger service was a front for a widespread cocaine and morphine trafficking operation.

    Mar 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesCommerce Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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