James Dunham
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| Born | James C. Dunham |
| Spouse | Hattie Wells Dunham |
| Children | 1 |
| Details | |
| Date | May 26, 1896 |
| Location(s) | Campbell, California, United States |
| Target(s) | Family |
| Killed | 6 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Weapons | Axe .38-caliber revolver .45-caliber revolver |
James C. Dunham, was a multiple murderer who, on the night of May 26, 1896, killed his wife, her family, and two of that family's servants in Campbell, California.
Using an axe and two revolvers, Dunham murdered:
- Hattie Wells Dunham (his wife)
- James Wells (her brother)
- Ada Wells McGlincy (her mother)
- Colonel Richard Parran McGlincy (her stepfather)
- two household servants Minnie Schlesser & Robert Briscoe[1]
Dunham's motives are unknown. The sole survivors were Dunham's and Hattie's 3-week-old son and a farmhand, George Schaible, who had hidden in the barn during the massacre. Although investigators conducted an extensive manhunt[2] throughout Santa Clara County, California, Dunham was never found and the case remains officially open. Rumors persisted of his having escaped to Cuba.[3]
References
- ^ "Murdered Six Persons". The Abbeville Press And Banner. 10 June 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 16 July 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Searching For A Dead Dunham,". The San Francisco Call. 1 June 1896. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 16 July 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dunham Is Now In Cuba". The San Francisco Call. 16 July 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2017 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Full article on Court TV's The Crime Library
- May 28, 1896 San Francisco Call newspaper coverage of the crime
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