Photos Ezra Townsend Murder-Suicide
Dublin Core
Title
Photos Ezra Townsend Murder-Suicide
Subject
Crime
Murder
Suicide
Macon, IL.
Ezra Townsend
Amy Townsend
Murder
Suicide
Macon, IL.
Ezra Townsend
Amy Townsend
Description
Photograph of Amy Townsend, daughter in law of Ezra Townsend laying dead on the porch. Photographs of Ezra Townsend laying dead on his bedroom floor, possible suicide. Photograph of the farm house near Macon, IL. where the two bodies were found. Photograph of farm house and men investigating the deaths of two people, Ezra Townsend and Amy Townsend.
Creator
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Source
Photo File: Crime
Publisher
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Date
4/6/1940
Contributor
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Rights
The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information. Additional information in the Herald and Review Newspaper.
Relation
none
Format
.jpg
600 dpi
600 dpi
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
CI09-CI13
Coverage
Crime, Murder, Suicide, Ezra Townsend, Macon, IL.,
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10
IIIF Manifest
Files
Collection
Citation
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL., “Photos Ezra Townsend Murder-Suicide,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed January 8, 2026, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/9544.