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The mystery of the bloodied clothes

Series: Crime Corner | Story 15

COLFAX — A long-lived legend remains along the shores of the Palouse River. The legend lives after 132 years in an article published in the Adams County Newspaper dated July 7, 1892.According to the article, E. K. Loyd, a local resident, made a grim discovery along the Palouse River.

He was walking by the riverbank, one mile west of town, when something peculiar caught his eye.

There, partially submerged in the mud, lay a pile of clothing, hinting at a dark and sinister story.

Loyd’s curiosity led him to inspect the garments.

The first item he picked up was a white shirt, stained and soiled by...

 

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