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Armenian brothers escape genocide, one bludgeoned to death in North Dakota

The boxcar shack along the Sheyenne River was attacked in 1925, and a man around 29 was beaten and drowned, while another survived with a head wound and reported the crime.
Local reports describe transients pressing a split-of-liquor arrangement before the attack, with residents petitioning to drive away prowlers.
Scene evidence included a makeshift sandbag from a denim jacket sleeve, heel marks and clothing items on the opposite bank, while Mike's body was found with $70 and a watch stopped at 10:05 p.m.
Prosecutions faltered as charges against suspects were dismissed since 1925; one served nine months, another was freed after an escape attempt.
The case has been revisited over decades, and Forum News Service's open records request with the West Fargo Police Department remains pending about 101 years after the 1925 murder.

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Armenian brothers escape genocide, one bludgeoned to death in North Dakota

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sam Azadian awoke with piercing pain from the back of his head. Slowly, his eyes adjusted to the darkness. Scuffling noises to his left. A puppy whined. Was it his brother’s puppy? Without moving, he could make out the box car shack where he and his younger brother lived along the Sheyenne River. His knuckles ached. With every heartbeat, his head throbbed. Something warm and wet blurred his vision. A terrifying avalanche of me…

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