After logger’s murder, bordello madam vanished

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of a bordello madam following the murder of logger Charles Lyons.

Shortly after Charles Lyons' body was found, the owner of the 'bawdy house' in which he'd been partying skipped town and was never heard from again. Could she have been his murderer? Or was she an unknown killer's second victim? (Linkville, Klamath County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1403a.charles-lyons-murder-myster-of-klamath-falls.html)

Topics covered

• murder
• mystery
• historical crime
• Klamath Falls
• bordello
• early 20th century

Keywords

• murder
• bordello
• Klamath Falls
• Charles Lyons
• mystery
• 1910s
• crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Linkville, Klamath County

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