April 25, 1917 – Today around 5 p.m., the car that Minneapolis Patrolman George Connery drove away in with the two men stopped for speeding was found unattended in the rear of the Rex Theatre (501 Mississippi St.) in St. Paul. A dried-up stream of blood discovered on the rear seat of the machine confirmed the fears of fellow policemen that Connery has been the victim of foul play and probably murdered. The crank of the machine, also with a blood splotch on it, was found lying on the floor of the car.
The kidnappers’ car found unattended in the rear of the Rex Theatre1
Police of the Twin Cities began a systematic search for Connery’s body. Mud and grass on the wheels of the car led to a belief that the body may have been hidden in woods near the Twin Cities. Other theories are that Connery may have been thrown into the river or into a sewer.
Minneapolis Patrolman George Connery2
After finding the car, police discovered it had been stolen from Miss Mary Lisance of La Crosse, Wis., on Tuesday the 24th, the day Connery was kidnapped. Authorities believe the two kidnappers also stole the car, and murdered Patrolman Connery because they were afraid of being caught for the car theft.
http://www.mpdfederation.com/george-connery/
Freeborn County Standard; “Auto Which Carried Kidnapped Officer Found; Blood Stains on Seat Support Theory That Patrolman Was Murdered.”; Albert Lea, Minn.; April 26, 1917; p. 1.
1Saint Paul Daily News; May 4, 1917; p. 1
2http://www.mpdfederation.com/george-connery/
Disappearance of Minneapolis Patrolman George Connery; see April 24, 2015 blog
More than 1,000 volunteers join Minneapolis police in the search for missing patrolman; see April 28, 2015 blog
Connery and Dunn murders linked; see May 4, 2015, blog
Anonymous caller tells police where body of Connery is located; see May 5, 2015 blog
Second man in “death car” arrested in Omaha; see May 7, 2015 blog
Patrolman George Connery laid to rest; see May 8, 2015 blog
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