Browse All Murders
- Charles Edward Baker
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- Murderer:Charles Edward Baker
- Victims (Year Killed):Norman Briggs (1911), John Henry Pollock (1911)
- Method:Shooting
- Brief DescriptionCharles Edward Baker of Fulton County, New York. From childhood, a life of crime included one attempted murder when he was 15. Murdered livery driver Norman Briggs and Gloversville Police Officer John Pollock, both by gunshot.
- Full Story:25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers (2012) by Lawrence P. Gooley
- Edward Barney
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- Murderer:Edward Barney
- Victims (Year Killed):Betty Jean Barney (1925), Hazel Barney (1925)
- Method:Fire
- Brief DescriptionEdward Barney of Fort Covington (Franklin County), New York. Set fire to bed with his wife, Hazel, and baby Betty Jean, 16 months.
- Full Story:25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers (2012) by Lawrence P. Gooley
- Edward Duke & Charles Steele
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- Suspects:Edward Duke, Charles Steele
- Victim (Year Killed):Mary Brennan (1886)
- Method:Beating
- Brief DescriptionMary Brennan of the Paddy Hill community in Brownville (Jefferson County, near Watertown), New York, was brutally beaten outside her home and died from her injuries 11 days later. (Mrs. Brennan was the mother-in-law of murder victim Sarah Brennan.)
- Full Story:25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers (2012) by Lawrence P. Gooley
- Ernest Duane: Eula Davis
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- Murderer:Ernest Duane
- Victim (Year Killed):Eula Davis (1928)
- Method:Shooting
- Brief DescriptionErnest Duane, handyman and guide, killed deaf man Eula Davis on Whitaker Lake near Speculator (Hamilton County), New York. Davis found in a cabin, shot in the back, crawled on floor, wrapped himself in quilt, but froze solid.
- Frank Lagoy: William Jackson
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- Murderer:Frank Lagoy Jr.
- Victim (Year Killed):William Jackson (1897)
- Method:Axe/Hatchet Murder
- Brief DescriptionFrank Lagoy Jr. slammed small axe into chest of Schroon Lake (Essex County, New York) game protector William Jackson.
- Full Story:25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers (2012) by Lawrence P. Gooley
- Fred Crossman: William King
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- Murderer:Fred Crossman
- Victim (Year Killed):William King (1913)
- Method:Blow to Head
- Brief DescriptionFred Crossman of Crown Point (Essex County), New York, killed William King during fight; took a hatchet to his head.
- Full Story:25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers (2012) by Lawrence P. Gooley