A Terrible Tragedy - The Murder of Mr John Harmon
03/02/23 • 35 min
John Harmon, a highly respected citizen is shot and killed in cold blood by Peter D. Cole on Main Street in the town of Deshler, Ohio just outside of Toledo, Ohio. Several witnesses were present in the six shot murder, including Mr. Harmon’s young son, as he is gunned down, traumatizing both families involved, as well as the town for one last time.
We are taken through the tantalizing crime, uncovering secret affairs that led one man to murder and another to his final moments as we hear the defense weave a story so poetic that it is hard to believe anything but the side of the scorned murderer.
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John Harmon, a highly respected citizen is shot and killed in cold blood by Peter D. Cole on Main Street in the town of Deshler, Ohio just outside of Toledo, Ohio. Several witnesses were present in the six shot murder, including Mr. Harmon’s young son, as he is gunned down, traumatizing both families involved, as well as the town for one last time.
We are taken through the tantalizing crime, uncovering secret affairs that led one man to murder and another to his final moments as we hear the defense weave a story so poetic that it is hard to believe anything but the side of the scorned murderer.
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Visit my WEBSITE: www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com
Email me for your FREE Consultation for Genealogy Services: [email protected]
Grab a SEAT in my fully comprehensive 6-week, self-paced certificate course:
THE GENEALOGY ACADEMY
DISCLAIMER: This episode is subject to graphic content due to the nature of the true crime stories as told by newspaper articles in this era and reiterated by Kelley Amstutz, Crime Travel host. View discretion is advised for younger listeners.
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A Strange Disappearance and Murder without a Clue
Our story begins in 1887 when Mrs. Margaret Ellis disappears after a night at the theater in Toledo, Ohio. The only items found were her shoe and an article of clothing.
This strange case was brought to light and dimmed out just as quick, as we look at the circumstances and try to draw some of our own conclusions as to what happened to Mrs. Margaret Ellis.
The second story takes place in 1894 when the home of Mr. and Mrs. Seiner is entered and both are brutally murdered. Their son is missing and their barn is set on fire. The details around this story are hazy and it is said that the murders were done in a cruel manner. No clue was left behind.
And, finally, we are in 1897 when a suspected suicide is investigated further, after witnesses proclaim to have seen two men with the deceased, Mrs. Alonzo Bennett. We are led through twists and turns for this Who-Done-It crime to try to catch a killer.
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Visit my WEBSITE: www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com
Email me for your FREE Consultation for Genealogy Services: [email protected]
Grab a SEAT in my fully comprehensive 6-week, self-paced certificate course:
THE GENEALOGY ACADEMY
DISCLAIMER: This episode is subject to graphic content due to the nature of the true crime stories as told by newspaper articles in this era and reiterated by Kelley Amstutz, Crime Travel host. View discretion is advised for younger listeners.
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PART ONE – A Murder and a Suicide | Double Murder Near Wauseon- of the Williams Family
We begin with A MURDER AND A SUICIDE, meeting John Molloy, age 72 and his wife whose dead bodies are discovered on the floor of their home, both suffering from gunshot wounds by the paper body, learning of mental instability and jealously that led to divorce and murder/suicide.
Our second story is a two-parter. WARNING – Graphic Details of the HORRIBLE double murder near Wauseon, Ohio (just outside of Toledo, Ohio) of George Williams and Isabella Williams who were found after two days murdered in their home with their two month old baby nearly starving to death. We are taken on the beginning of a long and gruesome tale of one of the worst murders I have ever encountered.
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Visit my WEBSITE: www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com
Email me for your FREE Consultation for Genealogy Services: [email protected]
Grab a SEAT in my fully comprehensive 6-week, self-paced certificate course:
THE GENEALOGY ACADEMY
DISCLAIMER: This episode is subject to graphic content due to the nature of the true crime stories as told by newspaper articles in this era and reiterated by Kelley Amstutz, Crime Travel host. View discretion is advised for younger listeners.
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