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Monroe Norton 1897 - 1978

Monroe Norton of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas was born on August 24, 1897, and died at age 81 years old in October 1978.
Monroe Norton
Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas 76384
August 24, 1897
October 1978
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Monroe Norton's History: 1897 - 1978

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  • 08/24
    1897

    Birthday

    August 24, 1897
    Birthdate
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  • 10/dd
    1978

    Death

    October 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Monroe Norton lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1897, in the year that Monroe Norton was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1924, he was 27 years old when 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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