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Dr. Thompson, who performed the autopsy on the body of Sarah Coburn, estimated her time of death of  between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m on Tuesday, June 3, 1919. He said while asleep, she had been struck repeatedly on the … Continue reading →

At 3 p.m. Dr. Thompson performed the autopsy on Sarah Coburn. He even removed her stomach for analysis. Originally from a small town in Northern California, Dr. Thompson got to know the Coburns well. Loren was Pescadero’s most famous skinflint … Continue reading →

Dr. Thompson, who performed the autopsy, estimated the time of death of Sarah Coburn as between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m on Tuesday, June 3, 1919. He said while asleep, she had been struck repeatedly on the head. One of … Continue reading →

Meanwhile……….. When a pile of blood-stained clothing (that of a man) was discovered beneath a bridge in San Mateo, authorities wondered if there was a connection to the murder of Sarah Coburn. There were bloodstains on the sleeves of the … Continue reading →

Obviously, I am doing some editing of this very long piece. I want to tell you that the original manuscript was typed–and there are additional handwritten notes on the front and back of the white sheets of paper. There was … Continue reading →

Like most people, Dr. Brooke was curious to know who the benefactors of Sarah’s Will were. To his surprise no “blood” relatives were mentioned–but Sarah’s housekeeper, Margaret Harrison was. And so was John L. McNab, one of Sarah’s attorneys. The … Continue reading →

Dr. William A. Brooke, the 55-year-old county coroner, began organizing the inquest into the death of Sarah Coburn. The inquest would take place inside the Coburn home in Pescadero in the afternoon, hours after her body had been found. Dr. … Continue reading →

Remember Gort? Here’s his image, courtesy of John Vonderlin. Hi June, Being a student of all things odd, it’s my opinion that there is hardly a more self-deluded group of distortionists and self-promoters then the “researchers” of Atlantis. Particularly, those … Continue reading →

The D.A., Franklin Swart, questioned all the potential witnesses he could find and he wanted to talk to Margaret Harrison, Sarah’s housekeeper. She had gone to San Francisco to buy things for a trip back East with Mrs. Coburn–but shouldn’t … Continue reading →

In Pescadero there was no agreement on whether Wally was innocent or guilty but everybody had something to say about it. At the coroner’s hearing, Joe Quilla testified, “…I used to be afraid him….’they’ said Wally would do anything…” He … Continue reading →