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Maggie Thompson

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Maggie Thompson

Birth
Death
9 May 1889 (aged 6–7)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Maggie, daughter of Jacob and Clara Thompson, was murdered at the age of 7 on her way home from school midday to have her lunch. A neighbor boy 16 y/o Otto Lueth confessed to the murder and was tried, convicted then hung in Columbus Penitentiary for the crime.
Maggie, daughter of Jacob and Clara Thompson, was murdered at the age of 7 on her way home from school midday to have her lunch. A neighbor boy 16 y/o Otto Lueth confessed to the murder and was tried, convicted then hung in Columbus Penitentiary for the crime.

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