In the quiet town of Westfield, Massachusetts, the evening of May 7, 1940, brought with it a mystery that would linger for decades. Lewis Benajah Allyn, a 65-year-old White male and a respected professor of chemistry, was in his home at 69 Western Avenue. Downstairs, in his smoking jacket and slippers, he had settled in with a book appropriately titled "The Gun." Upstairs, his wife Alice had retired for the night. The tranquility of their home was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When his wife
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