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Husband Confesses to Wife's Murder by Fire and Gas
The Estherville report details John A. Freeman who admitted killing his wife Mia Freeman. He strangled, pressed a cloth with chloroform, set the bed aflame, and fled to the barn to start a fire, then called neighbors for help as the house burned. Inquest testimony followed.
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Tistherville
Estherville
John A. Freeman
Thle City
A. Severson
Thare
Fresman
Leatherville- Republican
Eggeman
Zenda
Emmet
Guas
Toraeribe
Alabama
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