92 - Death Most Mysterious, Part One

Several mysterious deaths are described here – a quartet of cases described by Charles Fort, those of Captain George M. Colvocoresses, the English case of Lavinia Farrar, Lillian Green and her death at the Lake Denmark Hotel in New Jersey, and the “locked door” death of New York launderer Isidore Fink.

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SOURCES

Captain George M. Colvocoresses

“A Tragical Enigma.” New York Times, July 1, 1872.

“Colvocoresses – Murder or Suicide?” Hartford Courant, August 5, 1872.

Lavinia Farrar

“Inquest.” The Times, March 16, 1901.

Lillian Green

“Erskine Hotel Burned.” Passaic Daily News, December 26, 1916.

“Miss Green Died Accidental Death.” Paterson Morning Call, December 28, 1916.

“Mystery in the Death of Dover Woman.” Paterson News, December 27, 1916.

“Mystery Shrouds Burned Woman.” Paterson Morning Call, December 27, 1916.

Isidore Fink

“Laundryman Killer Flees Locked Room.” Brooklyn Times-Union, March 11, 1929.

“Man Killed; All Openings Locked; Police Baffled.” Arizona Republic, March 12, 1929.