Mother Slain, Son Held

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Mother Slain, Son Held

Entry/Object ID

2020.03.01

Scope and Content

A glossy black and white print of two photos, Marie E. Warner and her son, William, a junior at Saugatuck High School. The accompanying newspaper clipping tells the story of the son admitting to shooting his mother and cramming her body in a trunk which he dumped into the Kalamazoo River.

Collection

True crime

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2020.03

Source or Donor

Kerr, John

Acquisition Method

Donation

Archive Details

Creator

AP Wire Photo

Date(s) of Creation

May 4, 1962

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Additional information was found in the May 11, 1962 issue of the Commercial Record. Copy attached. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2020-02-03

Create Date

February 3, 2020

Update Date

September 10, 2023