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Albert Edward Haven

Death by Force
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In the winter of 1930, the unsettling disappearance of the entire Haven family sent a wave of quiet concern through the small community of Schafer, near Watford City, North Dakota. Albert Edward Haven, a 50-year-old male, his wife Lulia, and their four children, Daniel, Leland, Charles, and Mary, had vanished from their farm without a word to neighbors or relatives. For months, their absence was a mystery, with a former hired hand, Charles Bannon, and his father, James, living on the Haven farm ...Read More
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  • North Dakota Court System - North Dakota's Last Lynching
  • Charles Haven (1927-1930) - Find a Grave Memorial
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    Victim Details

    Albert Edward Haven

    Male

    Watford City

    ND

    1930-02-09

    50

    Albert

    Edward Haven

    Yes

    12/02/2025

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