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  1. Tragedy in the Fields: A Family Destroyed by Mental Illness

    A young man, recently released from an asylum, murders his mother and brother in a sudden, violent break near Bridgeport.

    Jul 6, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterBridgeport, Douglas CountyTrue Crime

  2. Tragedy at the Tinker Ranch

    A recently released psychiatric patient kills his family near Bridgeport, leaving the community in shock.

    Jun 30, 1916Coulee City DispatchBridgeport, Douglas County

  3. J.C. Mills Lost in the Swollen Columbia

    A man disappears into a whirlpool near Bridgeport, highlighting the treacherous nature of the river during high water.

    Jun 4, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBridgeport, Douglas CountyDisasters

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