Crime at Quiet Dell, The

DESCRIPTION: "A widow and her children three at Parkridge, Illinois, Was happy and contented with two daughters and her boy." But "she would be wealthy If she'd only change her name." The family moves to Quiet Dell, where they are murdered as they try to escape
AUTHOR: Words: Leighton D. Davies / Music: A. H. Grow
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (sheet music)
KEYWORDS: homicide death family husband trick technology
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Mar 19, 1932 - Execution of Harry Powers for his various murders
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, pp. 227-228, "The Crime at Quiet Dell" (1 text)
File: CAFS!227

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