Martin Sukle, 1942 May 22

allong- a ‘radioed’ ‘siding and avoided capture for ten anya » hiding in
vacant-buildings, Finally an aunt persuaded him to surrender and, on
Oct. 10, after having walked back to Colorado Springs he walked into
a service station, revealed his identity famt and asked the owner to
call.the Sheriff. Sukle confessed the crime and gave all of the de-
tails of the murder of his wife and her lover. -Convicted and senten-

cedto oe » he was asphyxiated at the Colorado State Prison on May

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE, Colorado Springs, Coloey, Octe 10, 1939

along: a railroad siding and avoided capture for ten days, hiding in
vacant.-buildings., Finally an aunt persuaded him to surrender and, on
Oct. 10, after having walked back to Colorado Springs he walked into
a service station, revealed his identity Nat and asked the owner to
call.the Sheriff. Sukle confessed the crime and gave all of the de-
tails of the murder of his wife and her lover. .Convicted and senten-
cedto oe he was asphyxiated at the Colorado State Prison on May
22, 1942. : ;

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE, Colorado Springs, Coloe, Octe 10, 1939

along: a railroad siding and avoided capture for ten days, hifiding in
vacant-buildings, Finally an aunt persuaded him to surrender and, on
ct. 10, after having walked back to Colorado Springs he walked into
a service station, revealed his identity kumt and asked the owner to
call the Sheriff.

tails of the over,

cedto death, he was asphyiiated at the Colorado State Prison

22, 19h2,

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE, Colorado Springs, Colos, Octe 10, 1939

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man, Jack Russell, and Sukle, after having caught them in a compromis~
ing position, threatened to kill both of them, Mrs. Sukie moved out of
their quarters at the hospital and into the home of her mother. On the
morning of Oct. 2, 1939, Sukle purchased a pistol and went to Russell's
home. He offered to buy gasoline for Russell's car if Russell would
drive him to the Black Forrest and Russell agreed. On their way, Sukle
drew the pistol and told Russ ell that he planned to kill hin. Russell
thought that he was joking and laughed. When they reached the forrest,
both men left the car and Sukle attempted to get Russell to fight him.
When Russell refused, he drew the pistol and shot him twice in the head
He then drove back to Colorado Springs and picked up his wife, For the

next ceria t4e 36 hours, they drove around in Russell's car, drinking
beer and whiskey and visiting relatives of Sukle's in Pueblo. When
they returned to Colorado Springs, Sukle killed her by shooting her
in the head and left her body in the car. He walked back to Pueblo

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Sukle ya 38-year-old white man of Jugoslavian descent was born in.
Pueblo, Colo, He and his 23-year-old wife, Marie Essex Sukle, were
both employed at a psychiatric hospital in Colorado Springs and both
lived.at-the hospital. Mrs. Sykle was having an affair with a married
man, Jack Russell, and Sukle, after having caught them in.a compromis~
ing position, threatened to kill both of them, Mrs. Sukle moved out of
their quarters at the hospital and into the home of her mother. On the
_morning of Oct. 2, 1939, Sukle purchased a pistol and went to Russell's
home. He offered to buy gasoline for Russell's car if Russell would
drive him to the Black Forrest and Russell agreed, On their way, Sukle
drew the pistol and told Russ ell that he plamed to kill him. Russell.
thought that he was joking and laughed. When they reached the forrest,
both men left the car and Sukle attempted to get Russell to fight him.
When Russell refused, he drew the pistol and shot him twice in the head
He then drove back to Colorado Springs and picked up his wife, For the
next etary 36 hours, they drove around in Russell's car, drinking
beer and whiskey and visiting relatives of Sukle’s in Pueblo, When
they returned to Colorado Springs, Sukle killed her by shooting her

in the head and left her body in the car. He walked back to Pueblo

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home. He offered to buy gasoline for Russell's car if Russell would
drive him to the Black Forrest and Russell agreed. On their way, Sukle
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