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1 story matching fairburn

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  1. The Midnight Carriage in Seattle

    A witness recounts a harrowing night ride through Seattle’s alleyways, carrying a trunk that smelled of 'decaying flesh' and the suspected secret of a doctor’s botched surgery.

    May 11, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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