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Blast from the Past: McKisson Murder of 1837

By Julie D’Aloiso

In 1837 there was a murder in Sagamore Hills. The victim was Catharine M. McKisson. Initially her father-in-law Samuel McKisson was arrested. The charges were dropped after his son David (Catharine’s brother-in-law) was arrested and convicted. He was later hanged. Here is more information about what happened.

Here is a more recent (2014) related story found in the Sagamore Voice.

See the original newspaper clipping here.

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