Washington: The Maurin Murders at Christmas
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
4.5 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The front page was filled with stories about property tax increases, economic growth, politics and at the very bottom, a story about the Winter Solstice.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that there were no crimes from reading this, but if you examined deeper through the pages of advertising and light hearted stories there were a few hidden in there.
Page 11, the Area News section contained headlines on the latest news about the local theatre redevelopment, and the local crab fishermans decreasing catches, then tucked right near the bottom of the page 'Ethel couple disappears'.
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| 1:00.0 | you Washington, Friday, December 20, 1985. The Daily News, lead with the headline, |
| 1:07.3 | Congress bogs down in battle to cut federal deficit. The front page was filled with stories |
| 1:13.5 | about property tax increases, economic growth, politics, and at the very bottom a story about |
| 1:20.2 | the winter solstice. You'd be forgiven for thinking that there were no crimes for reading this, |
| 1:26.1 | but if you delve deeper through the pages of advertising and lighthearted stories, |
| 1:31.5 | there were a few hidden in there. Page 11, the area news section, contained headlines on the latest |
| 1:37.9 | news in the local theater redevelopment, and the local crab fisherman's decreasing catches. |
| 1:44.2 | Then, tucked right near the bottom of the page, Ethel Couple disappears. The short article reads as |
| 1:52.9 | the Lewis County Sheriff's Office is investigating the disappearance of Ethel Couple on Thursday. |
| 1:59.2 | Fowl Play is suspected. Missing our 81-year-old Edward Moron, |
| 2:05.4 | according to the under-share of Randy Hamilton, the Morons, who live in the 2000 block of Highway 12 |
| 2:11.7 | near Ethel in Southern Lewis County, were supposed to host a potluck at their home at noon on |
| 2:17.7 | Thursday for about 20 people, but the guests arrived to discover the Morons missing. |
| 2:24.5 | Hamilton said friends and family searched for the Morons for several hours, then called the sheriff's |
| 2:29.6 | office about 6 p.m. He said the Morons 1969 Chrysler was found about 730 this morning in the yard |
| 2:37.2 | birds parking lot in Chahalas. Quote, indications inside the residents show that there are suspicions |
| 2:44.1 | of unusual circumstances which are not being released at this time, said Hamilton. Quote, |
| 2:50.3 | we are looking at this case as possible Fowl Play involved due to the fact the car has been abandoned. |
| 3:02.1 | Edward Moron was born on the 11th of June 1904 in Washington. Edward married Mini when he was 57 |
| 3:09.9 | after caring for his ailing mother until she passed away in her 90s. We've researched but have |
| 3:15.7 | been unable to find out any more information about Edward's family and his early life. |
| 3:21.3 | Mini was born Wilhelmina Mary Curbs on the 5th of December 1901 in Roseland, Nebraska. Her parents |
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