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Mystery Frat Murder Probe in Vandalia
Philadelphia detective Tommy Rankin leads the murder case after Stuart Jordan dies during Mu Beta Sigma initiation. Ned Patterson, a pledge with gambling debts, is the prime suspect as police uncover stolen poison, a dragged pledge, and links to Edward Fletcher and Howard Merrick. Rankin’s questioning reveals motive tied to exposure and a hidden fortune, with Patterson confessing to burglary and pawned jewelry before the investigation continues.
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Mu Beta Sigma
Stuart Jordan
Tommy Rankin
Philadelphia
Jordan
Rankin
Howard Merrick
Vandalia
Ralph Buckley
Walter Randall
St. Louis
Arnold Prince
Edward Fletcher
Larry Palmer
Beta Sigma
Universty
Ned Patterson
Fletcher
Patterson
Stanton
Ned
Ben Crawford
Otr
Crawford
Stuart
Tmphas
Simpson
Ted
Lew Meyer
al Kahler
Dad
Savoulos
Carl Walton
Meyer-Kahler
Ranika
Walton
Presentim
Ben
Pete Rankin
Kenneth Heyward