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Believe Lambert Girl Was Murdered
Westford authorities pursue unclear death of 20 year old Lucy Lambert after autopsies raise doubts about suicide by strychnine. Medical examiner Buckley reports possible pregnancy, calls in Boston chemist for analysis, and notes two unnamed Westford residents may be questioned as DA Higgins orders a rigid inquiry. The girl died at wealthy uncle Henry Keyes’s home. a baby is believed alive. Dr. Sherman confirms she spoke of taking pills before convulsions and dying.
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Frank S. Buckley
Westford
Post
John J. Higgins
Middlesex County
Buckley
Boston
William Boos
Huntington Avenue
Higgins
Henry O. Keyes
William H. Sherman
Graniteville