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Chapter 6

Connecticut Tercentenary—issued April 26, 1935

When Sir Edmund Andros, under the authority of King James, attempted to seize the charter of the Connecticut colony, the colonists took the charter into the woods and hid it in an old oak tree for two years until Andros was recalled. Franklin Delano Roosevelt suggested the “rich lilac” color.

August 3, 2001, at 6:45 a.m.—Oroville, California

As the assistant manager, Carlene was training a new waitress on the fine art of waitress shorthand when she was interrupted.

“Hey, Carlene,” called one of the regular morning customers.

“What do you want Ralph?” asked Carlene irritably. “Don’t you see that I’m busy?”

“Have you seen the paper? It is about Ed. You know, Ed Hegel.” Ralph was insistent and pushed the paper toward Carlene. She picked it up and put her hand over her mouth to stifle a scream as she collapsed to the floor. The local newspaper headline read:

COIN DEALER MURDERED AND ROBBED

Local coin dealer Ed Hegel was found murdered at his home late last night. A neighbor’s dog was barking for an unusual length of time, and the neighbor went to investigate. He found Mr. Hegel’s body lying outside around 11:00 p.m. It is believed that he was killed during a robbery attempt at his home, which had been burglarized. The killer or killers used Mr. Hegel’s keys to enter and rob his coin store. The store was unlocked, and the keys were left in the alarm in the off position. The sheriff’s department will not comment, but inside sources report that they have no leads at this time.

On page 2 the following story was reported:

Local Homeowner Falls Downstairs

Stan Larson, local real estate agent and landlord, died yesterday. Mr. Larson apparently fell down his basement staircase and broke his neck. He was found by a friend. Funeral arrangements are pending.

On page 8, the obituary column listed:

Heidi Miller, born in Germany in 1920, was discovered dead at her home yesterday afternoon by Stan Larson, her landlord. She had no known relatives. Ms. Miller escaped from a Nazi concentration camp in 1938 before fleeing to the United States. She had lived in Oroville since 1946. Cause of death is unknown but is presumed to be heart failure.