The Murder of 5 year old Warren Paul Snyder
Warren Paul Snyder was a congenial boy with a captivating smile, well-known and well-loved in the small river community of Fulton, Illinois, in which his family had deep roots that dated back nearly one-hundred years.
At five years old, Warren was the youngest of the four children of Earl and Helen Snyder. Sister, Joan, 16, and brothers, both members of Fulton's Boy Scout troop, Gregg, 14, and Clif, 12, were all old enough to be in school on November 3, 1941. Not unlike most young children, Warren had some boundaries, but he was allowed to go to the corner of his own block at lunchtime to visit with the student-crossing guard.
When lunchtime was over, the crossing-guard went back into school. A local businessman driving by the corner, noticed a tall young man casually talking with Warren, but didn't think much about it—after all, Fulton is a town where people tend to know each other, and are wont to stop and chat.
An ex-convict, Leo Jordan, 23, of Fulton, who had spent all but eight years of his life in Iowa correctional institutions, eventually confessed and was later executed for the crime on May 13, 1942.
(Obituary)
Private funeral services for Warren Paul Snyder, five years old, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. (Helen M.) Snyder.
The Rev. B. B. Cartwright, pastor of the Fulton Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Gregg and Clifton of Fulton; one sister Joan, of Fulton; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. C. Snyder of Fulton; and a number of uncles and aunts.
The Murder of 5 year old Warren Paul Snyder
Warren Paul Snyder was a congenial boy with a captivating smile, well-known and well-loved in the small river community of Fulton, Illinois, in which his family had deep roots that dated back nearly one-hundred years.
At five years old, Warren was the youngest of the four children of Earl and Helen Snyder. Sister, Joan, 16, and brothers, both members of Fulton's Boy Scout troop, Gregg, 14, and Clif, 12, were all old enough to be in school on November 3, 1941. Not unlike most young children, Warren had some boundaries, but he was allowed to go to the corner of his own block at lunchtime to visit with the student-crossing guard.
When lunchtime was over, the crossing-guard went back into school. A local businessman driving by the corner, noticed a tall young man casually talking with Warren, but didn't think much about it—after all, Fulton is a town where people tend to know each other, and are wont to stop and chat.
An ex-convict, Leo Jordan, 23, of Fulton, who had spent all but eight years of his life in Iowa correctional institutions, eventually confessed and was later executed for the crime on May 13, 1942.
(Obituary)
Private funeral services for Warren Paul Snyder, five years old, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. (Helen M.) Snyder.
The Rev. B. B. Cartwright, pastor of the Fulton Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Gregg and Clifton of Fulton; one sister Joan, of Fulton; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. C. Snyder of Fulton; and a number of uncles and aunts.
