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Daniel Weiss

Case from Ironwood, MI dated Mar 16, 1968

Victim Details

Daniel Weiss

Male

Ironwood

MI

1968-03-16

67

Daniel

Weiss

07/09/2026

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In the quiet town of Ironwood, Michigan, a shocking act of violence shattered the community on March 16, 1968. On that day, Daniel August Weiss, a 67-year-old male, was tragically killed as part of a shooting spree that claimed the lives of six other individuals. Mr. Weiss, a resident of Lansing, Michigan, was visiting the area at the time of the incident.

The rampage was carried out by a lone gunman, identified as 56-year-old Eric E. Pearson, a local woodsman and janitor. Armed with a he ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Stunned Residents Mass as Gunman Led to Court
  • 7 Slain, 3 Wounded in Michigan; Woodsman Accused of Murder; Patrons Seize Him in Tavern, Site of the Last Shooting -- Motive Undermined (Published 1968)
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