In late June of 1887, a young wife died under mysterious circumstances. Her husband left shortly after her burial with a cryptic note indicating he couldn’t live without her. What the authorities discovered when his employer contacted them to try to save the grieving husband’s life is almost unbelievable.
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Citations
“The Abbott Case.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 29 July 1887.
“The Death of Susie Beck.” Indianapolis Journal, 1 Aug. 1887.
“A Dispatch from St. Louis.” Palmyra Spectator, 5 Aug. 1887.
“It Was Murder.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1 Aug. 1887.
“Mrs. Abbott and Susie Beck.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 29 July 1887.
“A Question of Identification.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 25 June 1897.
Shook, Steven R. “Crimes of ’87.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 Jan. 1888.
Shook, Steven R. “Methodist Minister Murder Mystery.” Methodist Minister Murder Mystery, 1 Apr. 2016, www.porterhistory.org/2016/04/methodist-minister-murder-mystery.html.
Shook, Steven R. “Still in Doubt.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 30 July 1887.
Shook, Steven R. “Susie Beck’s Murderer.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 June 1897.
“Susie Beck’s Murder.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3 Aug. 1887.
“Unatoned After Thirty-Two Years A Famous St. Louis Murder.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 6 Apr. 1919.
“West Case Bungled.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 29 June 1897.
“West, the Absconding Preacher.” Crown Point Register, 4 Aug. 1887.
“Will Send for Rev. W. A. West.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 24 June 1897.
“A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.” Goshen Weekly News, 5 Aug. 1887.