Old Fashioned Murder and Mayhem
Discover the true stories behind the events that shocked and scandalized our ancestors. By mixing the resources and methods used in genealogy research with true crime accounts, Mindy Hudson pieces together interesting stories about the lives of ordinary people who were caught up in extraordinary circumstances.
Old Fashioned Murder and Mayhem
Love and Murder: William Benson (1888)
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Mindy Hudson
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Everything 19-year-old William Benson dreamed of was there for the taking--a nice farm and a pretty wife. All he had to do was kill the couple who stood in his way.
Resources used:
Ancestry.com
Fold3.com
Findaagrave.com
Newspapers.com
Familysearch.org
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Email - melindamaloo@gmail.com
About me: Retired as head of genealogy from Jefferson County Library, Missouri.
Be sure to visit our sister site Murder and Mayhem in Jefferson County, Missouri for more tales of historical local true crime.
