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  • Who Murdered My Aunt in 1920s Detroit?

    I have been tracing my family tree on Ancestry.com and I found out that my second great-aunt, Nannie Crenshaw, was killed in Wayne County, Mich., in 1920. If I want to find out if her killer was charged and convicted, what steps should I take next? I have sent you her death certificate. —Adrienne Rose…

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    Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan Siekman, Julie A. Wilmot






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    March 12, 2016
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan Siekman, Julie A. Wilmot






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