H2H 4. 178. The Mysterious Homicide at Glensheen. Family Fortune, Greed and Murder.
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H2H 4. 178. The Mysterious Homicide at Glensheen. Family Fortune, Greed and Murder.

June 27, 1977 Elisabeth Congdon, heir to a copper and iron ore fortune is murdered in the family mansion in Duluth, Minnesota. Also murdered? Her unsuspecting night nurse. What happened after is a mystery many think is solved. But is it? The real question is how far will a family member go to acquire money. This is the Mysterious Homicide at Glensheen. Family Fortune, Greed and Homicide






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