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History of Avis Linnell and Richeson Accused Slayer
Clarence V. T. Richeson, a Cambridge minister, is charged with murdering Avis Linnell, a Hyannis singer, after a rushed romance and a broken engagement to Violet Edmands. The case details a rapid rise, an engagement scare, a suspected cyanide poisoning, and a six day Boston police investigation leading to Richeson's arrest.
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Avis Linnell
Richeson
Cambridge
Hyannis
Little Baptist Churcen
Avis
South
Little Hyannis
Boston
The
Conservatory of Music
Warrenton Street
Violet Edmands
Brookline
Linnell
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Edmands
Mary Hobart
Hobart
Timothy Leary
Inez Hanscomb
Miss Hanscomb
Edmonds
William MacLean
MacLean
Dugan
Newton
William H. Hahn
C. W. T. Richeson
Miss Edmands
William B. Watts
Boston Department
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