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Unindicted: The 1935 Death of Clarence Garabrandt

AI generated image depicting the scene at the Stanley home the night of November 9, 1935. (Source: Microsoft Designer)

A Dennison man’s life ends in mystery after a fatal punch. Was it murder or a tragic twist of fate? Clarence Garabrandt (1902-1935) was born in the village of Barnhill, nestled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The son of Ezra Garabrandt (1868-1923) and Lydia Smitely (1871-1951), Clarence grew up in a family familiar with hard labor.Continue reading “Unindicted: The 1935 Death of Clarence Garabrandt”

“Unknown Causes”: The Mysterious Death of Albert J. Bates

An AI generated image depicting Albert J Bates' body lying on the side of road in November 1929. (Source: ImageFX)

A mysterious night, missing belongings, and a crushed skull. What really happened to Albert Bates in 1929? Albert “Alva” Jerome Bates (1868-1929) was born in Ashland County, Ohio, to farmer Elias Bates (1831-1891) and his wife Harriet Charlton (1824-1900). His early life was marked by hardship when, at the age of two, he suffered aContinue reading ““Unknown Causes”: The Mysterious Death of Albert J. Bates”

A Bullet and a Bet: The “William Tell” Killing of Dale Zeigler

AI generated image from prompt "An image from and evening in November 1947 of three off-duty coal miners sitting in a room, drinking whiskey. There is a revolver visible on a table in the scantily furnished room. A coal fired heat stove sits along one wall. " (Source: Google ImageFX)

A night of drinking, a reckless wager, and a single gunshot in the fall of 1947 turned a quiet Tuscarawas County farmhouse into the scene of a tragic death. Dale Zeigler (1923-1947) came from a large family that farmed in the Ruslin Hills area of Dover Township, a few miles north east of Dover itself.Continue reading “A Bullet and a Bet: The “William Tell” Killing of Dale Zeigler”