Brutal 1886 ax-murder pageant couldn’t have been more sordid

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 2 p.m.

Richard Marple likely would have been acquitted for lack of hard evidence if he'd been able to keep his mouth shut. But, maybe he figured there was nothing he could do to keep folks from eventually learning his family's dark secret. (Lafayette, Yamhill County; 1886) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1710d.marple-the-triple-ax-murderer-466.html)