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Lorraine R Piirala 1924 - 2006

Lorraine R Piirala of Mohawk, Keweenaw County, MI was born on March 8, 1924, and died at age 82 years old on October 18, 2006.
Lorraine R Piirala
Mohawk, Keweenaw County, MI 49950
March 8, 1924
October 18, 2006
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  • 03/8
    1924

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    March 8, 1924
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  • 10/18
    2006

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    October 18, 2006
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    Lorraine R Piirala lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1924, in the year that Lorraine R Piirala was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1935, when she was just 11 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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