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Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
40-41195-F001
Exact Creation Date
1873
Language
English
Location
York County; York
Other Location
Isles of Shoals
Keywords
Judiciary; Murder
Recommended Citation
York County Supreme Judicial Court, "1873 State of Maine v. Louis Wagner (Smuttynose Island Murders)" (1873). York Supreme Judicial Court. 1.
https://digitalmaine.com/arc_york_sjc/1
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Description
Documents relating to the two murders on Smuttynose Island (Isles of Shoals). On March 6, 1873, two Norwegian women, Karen and Anethe Christensen, were strangled and one struck with a hatchet. A third woman, Maren Hontvet, escaped and hid on the island. Maren, the only witness to the murders, identified a German-born fisherman, Louis Wagner, as the killer. Wagner was tried, convicted and, although he maintained his innocence, hanged.