Chapter Seven
Peter Canton studied the wall in front of him in frustration. The wall was covered in copies of newspaper clippings along with photocopies of documents. The clippings were in chronological order starting almost a hundred years before in 1919.
Oklahoma Press: Wednesday, April 12, 1919Mother and Daughter Killed By Local Man
The body of a local woman, Maureen O’Donnell, was found beaten and strangled to death. Her daughter, Lily O’Donnell, has not been found, but she is presumed dead. Lily O’Donnell had gone to the local sheriff complaining about threats made by James Butler, a local farmer. It is suspected Butler killed the mother before attacking the daughter and tossing her body in the local river, swollen from the recent rains. Law enforcement officials have arrested Butl
