Case File: Pearl Osten
Overview
Locations
- Jolly Peasant Tearoom
- Norwegian Grove, a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
People
Name | (Born-Died) | Description |
---|---|---|
Anderson, Mrs. Effie | witness, passenger on street car | |
Kempff, Mrs. A. W. | witness, passenger on street car | |
Osten, Pearl | 1907-1922 | murdered |
Raffler, Robert | street car conductor, witness |
Documentation
Burials
- Find-a-Grave: "Martin Andreas Osten" (1867-1956), West North Immanuel Church Cemetery, Norwegian Grove, Minnesota
- Find-a-Grave: "Pearl Gilma Osten" (1907-1927), West North Immanuel Church Cemetery, Norwegian Grove, Minnesota
Census Records
- 1910 US Federal Census: "Gilma P. Osten", 3, with parents in Norwegian Grove, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- 1920 US Federal Census: "Gilma Osten", 12, with parents in Norwegian Grover, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Newspaper Articles
- 3 Oct 1927 (Minneapolis Journal): Honor Pupil, 21, Slain Returning From Night Job
- 3 Oct 1927 (Minneapolis Star): Girl Death Suspect Hunted; Mystery Veils Strangling of Student
- 2 Nov 1929 (Minneapolis Star): Pearl Osten Murder Clue is Uncovered