On March 24, 1917 Maude Petrie Kleeman, 28, and her 4 children; Gladys, Lois, Gordon, and baby Aileen were killed by Maude's husband William Kleeman.
William Kleeman, age 31, reportedly ax murdered all of his family as they slept & then hung himself in the home...
LINKS:
Maud H Petrie Kleeman (1889-1917) - Find A Grave...
William August Kleeman (1886-1917) - Find A Grave...
An ax-murdered family that was nearly forgotten is revived in a new book
A look back at an unfathomable act of domestic violence in rural Minnesota & more
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