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Louis H.F. Wagner

c. 1851 โ€“ June 25, 1875 Convicted 1875
Buried at: Maine State Prison Cemetery , Thomaston, Maine ยท Maine State Prison Cemetery (oldest known burial)

Criminal History (Public Record)

Convicted of the brutal axe murders of two women, Anethe and Karen Christensen, on Smuttynose Island (Isles of Shoals) in March 1873. A third woman survived and identified him. He was hanged at the Maine State Prison in Thomaston in 1875. He maintained his innocence until the end.

Background

Louis H.F. Wagner was a German immigrant fisherman convicted in one of the most notorious murders in 19th-century New England.

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Louis H.F. Wagner
Maine State Prison Cemetery ยท ~0 miles away

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