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Debate Over Booby Trapped House Splits Eddyville
In Eddyville Iowa a long running feud surrounds Marvin Katko and Bertha Briney after Katko was wounded in a 1967 booby trapped house. The two sides, once foes, now ally in a lawsuit over Briney land sale proceeds used to pay Katko’s damages. Local figures reflect lingering tensions and tempered animosity as court cases progress and property changes hands. The case centers on responsibility for the trap, the legality of land sales, and the ongoing debt Katko claims remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Hanson
Associated Press
Wester Eddyville
Re. Tovet Briney
Briney
Katko
Bob Richards
Richards
Kalko
Marvin Kalko
Eddyville
Marvin
Tony van Helton
Dybn
Keith Dinsmore
The
Bertha Briney
Eddyville Area
Brineys
Iowa Supreme Court
Ben Janssen
G. H. Groenenboom
Connie Bambrook Jr
Briney Defense Committee
Bruce Palmer