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| Year | Stories |
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| 1899 | 2 |
2 stories matching prussic
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:prussia, prussian, prusti, prue
- The Tragic End of Cora Moss: An Orphan’s Suicide After Assault
A young woman from the outskirts of Seattle took her own life after being assaulted by a man who subsequently fled the scene, leaving behind only grief and unanswered questions.
- The Chemist Who Couldn't Name the Killer's Weapon
In a Seattle courtroom drama, defense attorney John Y. Torum argues that the poison used in a murder was too obscure for any professional chemist to have selected—unless the killer had access to something far more common.