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The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois...
The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois...
Item # 714965
October 31, 1928
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Oct. 31, 1928
* Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl
* Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
* Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush
* Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush
Page 2 has a two column heading: "Girl Tortures Self in Furnace To Prove Love for Policeman; Tells Officials Weird Story" with subhead. (see images)
First report coverage of the (still) unsolved mystery surrounding the burning (and ultimate death) of Elfrieda (Freda) Knaak, in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Over the years, rumors as to the cause of her death have included suicide, burglary, murder, and by the hand of a ghost.
Complete with 40 pages, light toning, some old tape mending at the bottom of the front page, a little spine wear, otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
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