Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes author Jeff Sauve to share the stories about his new true crime book Murder at Minnesota Point.
Launch Event for Murder at Minnesota Point
Friday, 15 July 2022
Fifty North, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield
Meet the author, book sale and live music begins at 6:30 p.m.
A program hosted by Tim Freeland begins at 7:15 p.m.
Books are available for purchase, cash, credit cards or Venmo (no checks) at the book launch and also at Northfield Historical Society and Rice County Historical Society.
Jeff M. Sauve served from 1999 to 2018 as an archivist for St. Olaf College, Northfield. He has contributed to numerous local history publications, and has edited or written seven monographs, including: Pioneer Women: Voices of Northfield’s Frontier (2009); Dear Santa, Mama Wants Hat Pins, Papa, One Mule: A Compilation of Letters from the Northfield News, 1902–1945 (2012); Milestones and Memories of the St. Olaf Band, 1891–2018 (2019), of which he was co-author; and St. Olaf Theater: A Centennial Celebration,1921–2021 (2021).
Murder at Minnesota Point
Billed as the crime of the century in 1894, Murder at Minnesota Point tells the twisted, sensational true story of a young, unidentified woman found slain on the isolated sandy shores of Minnesota Point, Duluth, Minn. For two weeks, her corpse was displayed for public viewing in hopes of discovering her identity. After she was buried in an unnamed pauper’s grave, her assailant breathed a temporary sigh of relief. Over the next two years, city detectives pursued numerous suspects from every corner of the country. The manhunt captivated a nation enthralled with the sensational details and deepening intrigue.
Only by chance, an overlooked satchel containing incriminating evidence was brought forth, breaking open the case. Speculation suggested that the wanted man was a bigamist and a serial killer, having dashed his first wife in 1890 and two other people in 1893. His evil past included chumming with the infamous Minneapolis killer Harry Hayward. The two men may have acted together in dispatching the woman in Duluth. Murder at Minnesota Point is the result of the author’s exhaustive 10-year study that traces the villain’s descent into ruin. The engrossing story of a long-forgotten murder is one that the reader will not soon forget.
