Murder Overview On November 8, 1967, at 3:50 am, the Sheriff’s Office received a call that the Eugene and Mary Leroux residence was burning, and that the couple had likely died in the fire. Sheriff Check called the coroner, Joseph Bodzislaw, and they went to the Leroux residence where they discovered that the house had […]
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Florence Kilsdonk was Murdered on December 18, 1963 On December 18, 1963, Marvin Kilsdonk (29) returned to his Black Creek home after work to find his wife, Florence Kilsdonk (28), under the kitchen table in a pool of blood. She had been fatally stabbed nine times. Their 2-month old son was on top of the
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Attorney Mark Catlin, Wisconsin Republican Politician and Legislator Attorney Mark Catlin, a Wisconsin Republican politician and legislator, was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in June 1933, and was elected to the assembly seven times: 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1949, 1953, and 1955 sessions. He served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946, and lived
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Overview On June 22, 1996, Maria Silva was found dead in her Duluth apartment she shared with Ronald Huff. A neighbor noticed a bad smell and decided to check on the apartment. Inside he found Silva’s badly decomposed corpse. The doors of the third-floor unit were deadbolted – whoever killed Silva had locked the door
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Great Lakes Pirate: The Adventures of Roaring Dan Seavey Dan Seavey, sometimes called “Roaring Dan,” is a legendary, almost mythical figure in the history of Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Seavey was well known in his day in northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, for both good and bad reasons, and more
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Gavin Schmitt’s stats: Highest Rated Decade for Film Based on my Letterboxd stats, I rated the 1920s the highest on average, followed by the 1910s and 1930s. We can make a broad observation from this: clearly I prefer older film, maybe even things 100 years old or more! Perhaps not surprising for someone who works
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Gavin Schmitt’s 1oth Book Karl Freund: The Life and Films It’s no secret that Gavin Schmitt loves movies, and it’s only fitting that his 10th book covers Cinematographer Karl Freund, who has over 160 cinematographer credits on IMDB! Countless camera techniques can be traced back to Freund’s “unchained camera” technique, and his lighting setup for
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Overview – Ronald Huff Convicted of Ronald Burnham’s 1968 Murder Ronald Huff, 19, was arrested, and charged with first degree murder on April 30, 1968 for the murder of Ronald Burnham. Three months prior, Huff had been released from the state reformatory. In his statement to police, Huff said that he became angered when Burnham
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List of Superhero Movies There’s a list of 287 Superhero movies, and I’ve started watching them. This post contains my thoughts on this experience. Consuming in Blocks Often when I read books, I’ll read the same author or subject in “blocks.” Each author has their own voice, so once you adjust to it, it makes
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New Website I never thought I’d use Gavin Schmitt as a website name, but GavinSchmitt.com is here! I honestly couldn’t believe this web address was available given there’s a Canadian volleyball player with the same name. Hopefully you weren’t looking for him as I do not play volleyball, nor do I live in Canada. This
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