On a quiet evening in Castle Rock, Washington, the lives of a long-settled couple were brought to a violent and tragic end. Massey Ann Elliott Knapp, a 56-year-old White female, and her husband, Cornelius Knapp, had resided on their farm near the town for nearly two decades. On November 28, 1900, as the elderly couple sat down for their supper in the warmth of their kitchen, the peace of their home was shattered by the roar of a rifle.
A blast of buckshot tore through a window, striking b
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