Frank Welch

On a June evening in 1912, the life of 32-year-old Frank Welch, a White/Caucasian male, was cut tragically short in Aberdeen, Washington. Welch, who had been with the Aberdeen Police Department for a mere five months, was responding to what seemed like a routine call about a suspicious circumstance. A woman had reported hearing unusual noises outside her home, prompting Welch to investigate the source of the disturbance.

The residence belonged to John Creech, a prosperous lumberman in Gra ...