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Confession in Singer Heiress Murder Exposes Circus Circle
Chicago police report a confession by Mrs. Lilian Conway in the murder of Miss Sophia G. Singer, the Baltimore heiress. Conway says circus clown Charles N. Conway killed Singer with a door knob improvised billy and a shoe lace as a robbery motive to fund medical care for his leg. she claims she only helped cover up. Worthen, Singer's fiancé, and others are drawn into the dramatic account as investigators reconstruct who did what and why.
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