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Murder and death by own action in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on August 29 Mrs Amanda Harter and James Leonard Pdrne died under suspicious circumstances likely murder and self harm. Fanny Harter, 14, lived with them. jealousy over a renter named Druein is noted. Suspected sequence: Mrs Harter beat the girl, Druein intervened and allegedly strangled Mrs Harter, then mutilated the body with a hatchet. the man then supposedly shot himself after inviting the girl to elope.
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Amanda Harter
James Leonard Pdrne
Fanny Harter
Druein