March 28, 1930

Article Excerpt #6. See what in the world we’re talking about here.

By Associated Press

Eureka, March 27

Sheriff Runner also received a letter […] The letter said: “A red-haired girl has been murdered a Scotia (a town 30 miles north of here) by a man named Danny. Look for him.” […] Sheriff Runner said he would check the matter further, but expressed the opinion the letter is a hoax. […] Meanwhile Clarence Morrill […] had his men checking over files in Sacramento in an effort to identify the body through fingerprints forwarded by Sheriff Runner […] it would require at least three or four days to check the 60,000 prints in the files….

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