In the small town of Norwalk, Iowa, a deeply unsettling tragedy befell the McAninch family in the autumn of 1937. The youngest of the children, a two-year-old boy named Richard Otto McAninch, was among the victims of a horrific event that transpired on October 30th. The family had been facing considerable hardship, a common plight during the Great Depression, which was further compounded by personal struggles. The father, Garness McAninch, was incarcerated at the time of the incident, leaving hi
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