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Families End Lives Over Fraud Case at Oska loosa College
Letters from J W MacLennan and Eva McIntosh reveal a planned double suicide with their eight year old son amid a federal indictment charging fraudulent use of the mails in connection with Oska loosa College. The couple claimed innocence and blamed prosecutors as they prepared to join Eva’s mother in a grave, referencing a long-done past with the college. Nearby crowds attended Marigold Springs opening festivities at Red Rock pleasure park, reporting a large turnout.
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Oskaloosa College
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Register and Tribune of
Des Moines
MacLennans
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Daddy
Tennyson
Eva
Pella
Marigold Springs
Red Rock