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In the summer of 1943, a tragic event unfolded in the small community of Lothrop, Montana, forever altering the lives of the Pearson family. On the night of July 24th, Carl W. Pearson, a 48-year-old man, was brutally murdered in his own yard. The events of that fateful night began when two men, Phillip 'Slim' Coleman and Lewis Brown, who had recently been hired to work on the Northern Pacific Railroad, devised a plan to rob their boss, Carl Pearson.

Late that night, Coleman approached the ...
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  • Phillip Coleman (spree killer) - Grokipedia
  • Phillip Coleman (spree killer) - Wikipedia
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