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28. The Guttenberg Murder

On May 3, 1881, Mena Muller and Louis Kettler took the ferry from New York City to Hoboken, New Jersey. They were going to get married, although they each had a spouse already. The legality of the marriage did not concern them; they were returning to Germany and would start a new life there. But somehow their plans went awry; that night Louis Kettler returned to New York alone and ten days later Mena Muller’s body was found in New Jersey with a fractured skull.

Date: May 3, 1881
Location: Guttenberg, New Jersey
Victim: Philomena Muller
Cause of Death: Blows to the Head
Accused: Martin Kinkowski
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