John E. Lowman, a 42‑year‑old Caucasian male carpenter and World War II veteran, was brutally murdered on July 16, 1942, in Elmira, Chemung County, New York. Sources indicate that Frederick Charles Wood, a local man with a history of alcohol abuse and prior military service, was the assailant.
Wood and Lowman became embroiled in a confrontation at a boarding house after Lowman was perceived to have insulted Wood’s girlfriend. In a rage fueled by alcohol, Wood struck Lowman with a b
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