The Deaths of David and Romie Hodell
News Articles
NEWS ARTICLES
Although Harry Spooner did an excellent job collecting information, his documentation skills were unfortunately somewhat lacking. The result is that the source and date of many of these articles is unknown.
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Mrs. Dudgeon Fights On As Son Is Freed. Source, date unknown |
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Alice Dudgeon Gets Letter. Source unknown. Also includes statements from Lee Dudgeon after being released from 3 years imprisonment. |
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“Ghosts’ Haunt Scenes Of Rural Tragedy In Slashings Country. Detroit Free Press |
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Hodell Defense Charges Police “Framed” Case. Source unknown |
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Dudgeon Case To Jury Soon. Source unknown |
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Partial article, source unknown. Partial description of alleged events leading up to Romie Hodell’s murder. |
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Partial article, source unknown. Partial description of Meda Hodell’s confession. |
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Denies Hodell Drank Cup of Poison Coffee. Unknown Grand Rapids paper. |
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Dudgeon Farm Home Burns. Source unknown |
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Alice Dudgeon Gets Freedom. Source unknown |
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Murder Trials in Big Rapids. Source unknown |
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Drop Of Blood Costs $25,000. Source unknown |
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Random Remarks - editorial by Harry M. Royal |
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Small scraps of articles, sources unknown. |
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02-23- |
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Expect Freedom For Meda Hodell. Source unknown |
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05-29- |
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Police Testify in Murder Case. Source unknown |
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06-06- |
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Defense Has Dudgeon Case. Source unknown |
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06-06- |
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Dudgeon Case Far From End. Source unknown |
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06-12- |
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Dudgeon Jury Asks More Pay. Source unknown |
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06-10- |
1922 |
“Neighbors Told of Ghosts Mrs. Alice Dudgeon Admits”. Source unknown. By-line Harry Spooner. |
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08-02- |
1922 |
Additional Arrests Are Pending In Hodell Murder Case. (Transcript) Grand Rapids Herald |
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08-13- |
1922 |
Ghosts of Hodell and His Father Led Widow to Confess, She Says. Grand Rapids (Sunday?) Herald, some of article is missing. Also includes photos of William J. Branstrom and State Troopers, County Sheriff, and Robert Bennett following arraignment, and short feature entitled “Through With Men, Says Medie Hodell”. |
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06-18- |
1925 |
Apparent transcript of article written by Spooner for Muskegon Chronicle, dated 06-18-25, regarding case. Entitled “Dudgeon Affair”. |
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11-11- |
1927 |
Governor Green To Investigate Hodell Case. Courier (Shelby). |
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12-23- |
1927 |
Dr. Dodge Says Meda Is Innocent. Big Rapids Pioneer |
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08-04- |
1949 |
Meda Hodell Is Pardoned. Source unknown. |
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01-29- |
1950 |
American Weekly, January 29, 1950. Provides a basic account of the Hodell deaths, investigation, and trials. Some literary license taken. |