In the early morning hours of June 11, 1920, Joseph Bowne Elwell, a 47-year-old man, was found murdered in his locked brownstone in New York City. His housekeeper discovered him slumped in a chair in his drawing-room, dressed in his pajamas, with a single gunshot wound to his forehead. Elwell was a well-known figure in high society, a renowned bridge player, tutor, and author on the subject. He had amassed considerable wealth through his winnings and affluent students, allowing him to own raceho
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