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August Meyer

Case from Bennet, NE dated Jan 27, 1958

Victim Details

August Meyer

Male

White / Caucasian

Bennet

NE

1958-01-27

70

August

Meyer

Yes

07/06/2026

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In the quiet farming community of Bennet, Nebraska, the winter of 1958 was shattered by a wave of violence that claimed the life of a respected 70-year-old White / Caucasian man named August Meyer. A family friend of the Fugate family, Meyer lived a peaceful life on his farm, unaware of the approaching danger that would so brutally end his life on January 27, 1958. His death was not an isolated incident but a key event in a horrifying crime spree that terrorized the state.

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  • The Killing Spree that Transfixed a Nation: Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, 1958 | WyoHistory.org
  • Caril Ann Fugate
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