Edward
Truax
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Gladys (Hensley) Truax
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 45
in Owen County, IN
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Dec 2015
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Biography
Murdered at his home northwest of Gosport.
Authorities held and questioned Truax's widow, Mrs. Gladys Truax, and her mother, Mrs. T. L. Hensley, but have admitted they can find no clues leading to solution of the murder.
Truax was found in a dying condition by the two women when they returned from a trip to Gosport. He was lying in an upstairs room, shot through the head. He died en route to the hospital. It was discovered later he had suffered a fractured skull.
Sources
- Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Star, March 1, 1935, p. 1.
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