A forgotten and yet disturbing tale from the early history of Battle Creek was the Haviland Children Murders of 1865.  It was not the first crime in the community, nor would it be the last, but when it occurred, it sent shockwaves across the state of Michigan and even the nation.  Sarah Haviland, a mother of six, would decide to murder her own children so that she could be with a man she had fallen into a romance with.  She succeeded in killing three of her children, and the story is a strange tale which even today has many unanswered questions.  

Sarah Haviland would be the only woman in Jackson State Prison for almost three decades, and would eventually be released after serving only 30 years of a life sentance.  Her lover, Dr. Daniel Baker, would die in prison.  

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