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Horace Greely Porter

Case from Mcconnelsville, OH dated Sep 07, 1905

Victim Details

Horace Greely Porter

Male

White / Caucasian

Mcconnelsville

OH

1905-09-07

52

Horace

Greely Porter

07/12/2026

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Town Marshal Horace Greely Porter, aged 52, was shot and killed on Main Street in McConnelsville, Ohio, on September 7, 1905. Porter was ambushed from behind and shot four times in the back by a man who approached him unexpectedly. The suspect was known to be peculiar and mentally unbalanced, and was initially thought to be harmless. When arrested, the suspect refused to make a statement.

The case went to trial, and on November 29, 1905, the suspect was found not guilty of murder by reaso ...
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