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Indiana postmaster and widow die in car tragedy
O H Betts Garrett postmaster and Grace Brown of Columbus were found dead in a car near Columbus. A letter to Brown's son describes a 15 year affair and a plan to end it all. Brown, a widow, lived in Garrett. Betts had a wife and stepson. Police tie the deaths to a fatal shooting and suicide after a lover’s dispute.
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