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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