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Life Back Then: Before Forensics, a Murder Shook Chelsea - The Sun Times News

By Delaney Krause In an era before forensic science, surveillance cameras, and instant communication, criminal investigations relied heavily on rumor, circumstance, and witness testimony, often with devastating consequences. When violence struck a small 19th-century village like Chelsea, authorities worked with limited tools and intense public pressure to restore order quickly. One such case, the 1863 murder of John C. Depew, reveals both how cr…
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thesuntimesnews.com broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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