In the quiet town of Norwalk, Iowa, a deeply unsettling tragedy unfolded on October 30, 1937, forever marking the community. Fourteen-year-old Cora Belle McAninch, a young girl on the cusp of her life, was found deceased in her family home. Her death was not an isolated incident but part of a horrific event that claimed the lives of five of her siblings and her mother.
The McAninch family had been facing considerable hardship, with the father, Girness, experiencing frequent unemployment a
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