Merrick, William
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| Last Name | Merrick |
| First Name | William |
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| Death Date | 1/29/1879 |
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| Spouse | Julia A. Paul |
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| Other | Cause of death: "judicial hanging; executed for the murder of his wife." (Source: City of Indianapolis Mortality Records.) In September 1878, the body of Julia Merrick and her unborn baby were found along Eagle Creek, near the Morris Street bridge. Merrick had poisoned his wife and attacked her brutally, then left her half-buried in the sand along the riverbank. (Source: Saturday Herald, Saturday, October 5, 1878.) |
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