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Frank Burns and a Christmas Eve Murder on Depot Street

AI generated image depicting the argument between Hunter Clakeley and Leonard Rudd in December 1943. (Source: ImageFX)

A quiet laborer in Dover, Ohio, Frank Burns became the unintended victim of a Christmas Eve shooting in 1943. Note: The Clakley surname is spelled a number of different ways in the various source material. I have chosen the spelling that appeared in the official criminal court records. Frank C. Burns was born in Milton,Continue reading “Frank Burns and a Christmas Eve Murder on Depot Street”