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E52 Corrupted Christmas: Ed and Minnie Maurin

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The bodies of Ed & Minnie Maurin were discovered on a logging road on Christmas Eve 1985. The elderly couple had been missing for days, and their deaths would shock the community, beginning a decades-long investigation into their murders. 

 

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      • Homicide for the Holidays: Killing of the Christmas Tree Farmers. Season 5 Episode 3: Killing of the Christmas Tree Farmers
      • / Stephanie Schendel. “1985 Maurin Murders: Solving the Puzzle | The Daily Chronicle.” The Daily Chronicle, The Daily Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2013, https://www.chronline.com/stories/1985-maurin-murders-solving-the-puzzle,90639.
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      • “Aloysius George ‘Louie’ Hadaller (1899-1958) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36204479/aloysius_george-hadaller. Accessed 14 Sept. 2025.
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      • ---. “Murderer Ordered to Pay Restitution for County’s Costs | The Seattle Times.” The Seattle Times, The Seattle Times, 4 Jan. 2014, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/murderer-ordered-to-pay-restitution-for-countyrsquos-costs/.
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