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August 4, 1926

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LINKS HALL SLAYERS TO TORN LOVE NOTES AT SCENE OF CRIME; Simpson Says Letters From Mrs. Mills Had Been Found in Rector's Home. TWO UNDER SURVEILLANCE Another Sought as the Man Who Tampered With Revolver After the Crime. MRS. GIBSON BEING GUARDED Fingerprints Neglected in Earlier Inquiry and Witnesses Scorned, Prosecutor Charges. LINKS HALL SLAYERS TO TORN LOVE NOTES

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Sen Simpson says love notes found near bodies of dead were important clue; charges neglect of fingerprints in earlier inquiry; will question officials; Mrs Gibson being guarded; failure of autopsy to note type of bullet calibre may have important bearing on new investigation; Dr Cronk advises Simpson not to exhume bodies for fingerprints

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Notable Births

1926George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (died 2000)[†]

George Irving Bell was an American physicist, biologist and mountaineer, and a grandson of John Joseph Seerley. He died in 2000 from complications of leukemia after surgery.

Perry Moss

1926Perry Moss, American football player and coach (died 2014)[†]

Perry Lee Moss was an American professional football player, coach, and executive. Moss played tailback at the University of Tulsa and quarterback at Illinois during the 1940s. As a Tulsa tailback, he was on the Orange Bowl team that beat Georgia Tech, 26–12, in the 1945 Orange Bowl and later as an Illinois T-quarterback, he directed a Rose Bowl team which routed UCLA, 45–14, in 1947. Moss served two years in the United States Air Force between his playing time at Tulsa and Illinois. At Illinois, he was named to All-Big Ten Conference and All-American teams. He was drafted in 1948 by the Green Bay Packers in the 13th round and played at the professional level for one year before returning to Illinois as an assistant. He started one game at quarterback for the Packers.