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Tragic Canal Town Murder Teaches Sad Tale of Jealousy
In Shepherdstown area a demented suitor Hetter killed Mrs Rowe at Smydur's Landing after a siege of threats. He then shot himself, crawled to a canal bank, and survived hours, while authorities piece together a tale linking Rowe's former suitors, the victim's past in Williamsport, and Hetzer's insane delusions. The case reveals a history of harassment and a deadly confrontation on the riverbank.
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Maryland
Kate Rowe
Rowe
Nis
Mabel
Elwen
Sis
Heter
Mrs Rowe
Dodd
Williamsport
Toby Ensminger
Ensminger
Miller
Hotzee
Uter
Hin
Frank Miller
Win
S- Rowe
Shepherdstown
Smydur’s Landing
Mr Rowe
Hetter
Fern
Baltimore
Iit
Hagerstown
Canal
J. Ner
Charles Town
Skinner
Ant
Kr. Howard Green
Culumbia
Hives College
Frederick
Edward J. Liat
McReespoet
Mo Tang
McKeesport
Jacob S Osbourn
Moh. Crawford
California
Texas
Crawford Hall
A.C Miller
Swan Pen
Berkeleyiailay
James K. Hendricks
Harper's Ferry
County En Macer
Hendricks
Charles Towncome
Bolivar
Harpers Percy
Shenandoah Street
Fia
Halltown
Tarvie
Engle's
Jefferson Funty
Charleston
South Carolina
Trinity Church
Martha Porter Williams
George Willams
Henry J. Blackford
West Virginia
Merting
Charles
Mack Stubbs
Sumpter
S.C
Harry Blackford
Barton
Jefferson County
Washington
Lew University
Netwest Inte Glytel Mbiure School
Sean Lientenine
Banie Fem