Wednesday, May 15, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 15

May 15, 1963 – Sheldon Morris, indicted as an accessory in Carol Thompson’s murder, has been named as the police informant that led to the discovery of the pistol and clothing believed to be involved in the slaying.

Morris told police “the weapon had been tossed from an auto several hours after the killing,” and that “clothing worn by the slayer of Mrs. Thompson had been torn up and tossed from the car several miles west of the farm where the pistol was found.”

Sherburne County Sheriff Chester Goenner “and his deputies are still searching the area where the trousers were found. They were told additional clothing and a pair of rubber boots had been disposed of by men linked to the slaying.”

St. Paul Dispatch; “Detectives Try to Link Anderson, Bloody Pants”; May 15, 1963; p. 1.

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