1904: Bate Auto Murder Mystery

Bate Auto Murder Mystery

View of a man or boy standing on the road leading to a house in Lemont, Illinois, where John William Bate, Jr., a chauffeur for Canary’s Garage, was found murdered. The resulting murder investigation was known as either the Bate Auto Murder Mystery, or the Dove Case after the suspected murderer Mr. Dove.

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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