Friday, December 21, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 21

December 21, 1975 – Lake City, Minn., Mayor Willmer (Tony) Strickland, 58, and his wife Verona, 52, were found shot to death in their home around 3 p.m. on this date. Investigating officers confirmed that the slayings were a double murder. Mayor Strickland was shot five times, while his wife was shot once in the head.1 It would be 20 years before this murder was solved.2
1Lake City Graphic; “Mayor, Mrs. Strickland Shot To Death”; December 25, 1975; p. 1.
2Sun-Journal; “Neighbor confesses to mayor’s murder 20 years ago”; Lewiston, Maine; November 30, 1995; p. 8A.







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