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He escaped from a Massachusetts jail before fleeing to Minnesota, where he killed 2 and held a family hostage
- In the summer of 1973, John P. Morgan Jr. and other inmates escaped from a Salem, Massachusetts jail after holding two correctional guards at knife-point and demanding keys to the front door.
- Morgan's group attempted to hide by renting a cabin on Roy Lake, 25 hours away from the prison.
- On August 17, 1973, Morgan and his crew shot two fellow fugitives, leaving their bodies on a rural road near the cabin.
- The Wegscheid family in Wadena County was held hostage for 33 hours by Morgan and Winans after their escape from a local jail.
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He escaped from a Massachusetts jail before fleeing to Minnesota, where he killed 2 and held a family hostage
MASSACHUSETTS — John Pierpont Morgan Jr.s’ crime spree began in the summer of 1973, when a group of male inmates at a Salem, Massachusetts jail escaped after holding two correctional guards at knife-point and demanding the keys to the front door. After stealing a prison matron’s vehicle parked outside, they headed west. Their first stop: Madison, Wisconsin, where they stole a bank card in an armed robbery. That card was used by Morgan, 37, one w…
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right8Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Right
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