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P. J. Rooney

Case from Unimak Island, AK dated Jul 23, 1901

Victim Details

Name

P. J. Rooney

Gender

Male

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Unimak Island

State

AK

Date Of Death

1901-07-23

Age At Death

22

First Name

P. J.

Last Name

Rooney

Last Updated

07/16/2026

Case Description

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On July 23, 1901, P. J. Rooney, a white male, was murdered during a violent spree on Unimak Island in the Aleutian chain of Alaska. Rooney was one of three victims killed that day by Fred Hardy, born Frederick S. Watkyns in 1876 in Lexington, Ohio. Hardy, a former U.S. soldier who had previously killed a fellow serviceman in the Philippines in 1898, was known to use the alias 'Diamond Dick.'

The attack unfolded when Hardy ambushed a group of gold prospectors, including Rooney and the Sul ...

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James A. Wickerhsam diary [02], Jan. 1st to Sept. 29th., 1901 ...

ASL-MS0107-Diary02-1901 - Alaska State Library

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