Frank Sharp, NE, 1928 October 19

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oatenes-19,- 1928.. | He-met his .dea th ca Imly and ex-

pressed the hope that the real criminal would some day
be ca ptured ahd his name cleared.

The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska

A photograph of Sharp is in the issued of 10-18-1928

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October 19, .1928,.-.He-met his.dea th ca Imly and ex-
pressed the hope that the real criminal would some day
be ca ptured ahd his name cleared.

The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska

A photograph of Sharp is in the issued of 10-18-1928

October-19,-1928,-. He-met his.dea th ca Imly and ex-
pressed the hope that the real criminal would some day
be ca ptured ahd his name cleared.

The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska

A, photograph of Sharp is in the issued of 10-18-1928

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_Sharpa )9-year-old white Lincoln, Nebrs laborer and his.

~~ a dance. They never arrived and a few hours later Sharp
_appeared at a home outside Lincoln with his hands bound.

‘pected because of blood stains on his clothes and the

_ hammer matched his palm, Conticted on circumstantial
“evidence, Sharp never changed his story and maintained

SHARP, Frank E,

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wife left home on the night of March 16, 1926, to attend

and claimed that two men had robbed and bound him before
driving off with 348 his wife in his automobile, The
car was found shortly afterwards with Harriet Sharp8s
body, beaten to death with a hammer, Sharp was sus-=

prosecution claimed that a bloody print found on the

his innocence until he died in the electric chair on

LARGE CARD.

SHARP, Frank HE.

Sharpa ])9-year-old white Lincoln, Nebrs laborer and his
wife left home on the night of March 16, 1926, to attend
~-a dance. They never arrived and a few hours later Sharg
appeared at a home outside Lincoln with his hands bound
and claimed that two men had robbed and bound him before
driving off with ¥&8 his wife in his automobile, The
car was found shortly afterwards with Harriet Sharp8s
body, beaten to death with a hammer, Sharp was sus-
pected because of blood stains on his clothes and the
prosecution claimed that a bloody print found on the
hammer matched his palm, Conisicted on circumstantial
evidence, Sharp never changed his story and maintained

his innocence until he died in the electric chair on

LARGE CARD _

SHARP, Frank 5,
Ug-year-old white Lincoln, Nebrs laborer and his

wige left home on the night of March 16, 1926, to atte:

a-dance. They never arrived and a few hours later Sh:

appeared at a home outside Lincoln with his hands bound
and claimed that two men had robbed and bound him befor:

rosecution claimed that a bloody print found on the
amer matched his palm, Conticted on circumstantial

evidence, Sharp never changed his story and maintained
his innocence until he died in the electric chair on
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