Episode 115: The Wolf Family Murder PT 2
In this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head back to 1920 North Dakota where 8 family members are found dead in a farmhouse with no immediate suspect. Luckily, a clever investigator sniffs out a lead.
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Sources:
“Here is the story of the Wolf family murder“ (The Bismarck Tribune, November 16, 1949)
“Hounds Trail Murderers” (The Bismarck Tribune, April 26, 1920)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/171937274/
“Turtle Lake Murders Unsolved by Police” (Jamestown Weekly Alert, April 29, 1920)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/466274067/?match=1&terms=%22jacob%20wolf%22
“Neighbor Finds Family Slain; Baby Untouched” (Morning Pioneer, April 26, 1920)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1007824480/?terms=barn&match=1
“Book author to discuss mystery behind 1920 North Dakota mass murder at Turtle Lake” by Patrick Miller (University of North Dakota News Archive, September, 2011)
https://commons.und.edu/news-archive/221/
“Mystery still surrounds North Dakota's worst mass murder; who might really have killed 7 members of one Turtle Lake family?” by Tracy Briggs (Park Rapids Enterprise, April 13, 2021)
“Turtle Lake Man Confesses Crime” (The Washburn Ledger, May 21, 1920)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/466220094/?match=1&terms=%22jacob%20wolf%22
“Gun Found in Slough Gives First Clue of Crime at Turtle Lake” (The Bismarck Tribune, April 26, 1920)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/171937437/?terms=hatchet&match=1
“New Trial to be Asked for Layer” (Mandan Pioneer, September 10, 1920)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/935955965/?match=1&terms=%22jacob%20wolf%22%20photographs