Episode 106: Razor’s Edge
In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1921 Portland, Oregon where a father is murdered and witness statements paint a confusing picture. With all the evidence collected and the police-work of the era, will there be enough to convict the suspect of the crime?
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Sources:
“Grisly slasher murder still baffling a century later“ by Finn J.D. John (Offbeat Oregon, August 1, 2021)
https://offbeatoregon.com/21-08.harry-agee-murder-mystery-600.html
“Did a ‘masked man’ murder Harry Agee in 1921, or did Portland’s ‘tawny’ Lady Macbeth? The mystery remains“ by Douglas Perry (The Oregonian, February 29, 2024)
“Agee’s Death was Murder, Police Sure” (The Oregon Daily Journal, June 11, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1090642544/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Motive for Agee Murder Baffling” (The Sunday Oregonian, June 12, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1085166384/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Agee Death is Still Unsolved” (The Oregon Daily Journal, June 12, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1090643861/
“Veil is Unlifted from Agee Death” (The Oregonian, June 14, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1085087931/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Witness Swoons in Murder Probe” (The Oregonian, June 15, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1085094439/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Widow and Music Teacher in Jail” (The Oregonian, June 16, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1085096458/
“Widow is Not Guilty, Says Fred Agee” (The Oregon Daily Journal, June 19, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1090650993/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Death is to be Asked for Mrs. A. Agee” (The Oregon Daily Journal, July 25, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1090632415/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“State Trains its Guns on Bloody Coat” (The Oregon Daily Journal, July 30, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1090636973/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Jury in Half Hour Acquits Mrs. Agee” (The Oregonian, August 2, 1921)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1084985187/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20
“Who Murdered Harry Agee?” (The Sunday Oregonian, March 3, 1929)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1084722560/?match=1&terms=%22harry%20agee%22%20