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Nine die in Anaconda fire linked murder arson
Edna Patricia Kohler, about 45, is charged in District Court at Anaconda with nine counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree arson over the Flood Block building fire of Oct. 30 that killed nine people. She is held without bond in Deer Lodge county jail. Authorities describe her as a former inmate of a mental institution. The victims include Leland Bowman, Arthur Saul, Clarkson Chantry, Maurice Alberts, Cornelius O’Connor, Joseph Frankovich, Paul Dougherty, Murray Cole, and Donald Kennedy. Property loss is estimated at $500,000.
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Anaconda
Edna Patricia Kohler
Kohler
Deer Lodge
Leland E Bowman
Arthur H. Saul
Clarkson M Chantry
Maurice Alberts
Cornelius E O'Connor
Joseph Frankovich
Paul Leo Dougherty
Murray A Cole
Donald J. Kennedy