Kurt Schroeder

Kurt Schroeder, a 27-year-old white male and German immigrant, died on September 21, 1921, in Niederwald, Texas. Initially, his death was attributed to complications from an appendectomy. At his funeral, his wife, Anna Schroeder displayed dramatic mourning, which drew attention but did not raise suspicions at the time.

In the following year, Anna married William Louis Hauptreif, a widower with four children. Between April and May of 1923, three of William's children—Lydia Walter ...

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