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Time Machine Look Back at Eastern Iowa Death in 1948
Murder of Byron Hartman at the Roosevelt Hotel in Dec 1948 unfolds as staff and detectives investigate. Hartman, 29, an Emerson Electric instrument designer from St. Louis, was found dead in Room 729 after a late arrival and a tense sequence with a hotel occupant. Police and coroner respond as investigators settle in Room 7238. Hartman was a Marine veteran and athlete, listed at 6 feet 2 inches, 180 pounds.
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Argaret Bell
Roosevelt Hotel
Arnold Layer
Tom Condon
Bill Kudina
Byron Hartman
Emerson Electric Co
St. Louis
Emerson