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Tragic Lake Forest Murder-suicide Tale Emerges
Chicago reports reveal Henry Rudolph Amann 43 and 12 year old Walter Knobel died after a two day trek in woods around Fort Sheridan. Amann killed Walter and then wounded himself in a plea to end their lives together. Coroner's inquest files and letters found on scene detail their doomed journey.
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Fort Sheridan
Amann
Frank Griffis
Henry Rudolph
Otto Street
North Woods
Walter Knobel
Edward Martin
Chicago
Mr. Martin
Hermann Fiedler
Germany
H. R. Amann
Walter
Woods
Sage
Sheridan
Designated
Igre
Lake Bluff
Lake Forest
School Street
Martin
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Gormann and
Rubenstein
Hanna
Taylor
Waukegan
Mary Knobel
Racine Avenue