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Leon Alderman

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Leon Alderman

Birth
Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Death
11 Sep 1920 (aged 25)
Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Burial
Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Leon blew his brains out with a double barrel shot gun - after an altercation with his wife Louise Hoffman Alderman and father in law Andrew Hoffman. Attempted murder on his wife and he shot and killed his father in law. He also had Tuberculosis. Newspaper story hit several newspapers across New York state, Bennington VT and even North Adams Massachusetts. At the time, he had a 3 year old daughter named Dorothy whom a witness to the unfortunate incident.
Leon blew his brains out with a double barrel shot gun - after an altercation with his wife Louise Hoffman Alderman and father in law Andrew Hoffman. Attempted murder on his wife and he shot and killed his father in law. He also had Tuberculosis. Newspaper story hit several newspapers across New York state, Bennington VT and even North Adams Massachusetts. At the time, he had a 3 year old daughter named Dorothy whom a witness to the unfortunate incident.


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