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Vilas County News
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
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In Poseyville, Indiana, Steve Glowser, 21, killed his 17-year-old wife and wealthy widow mother-in-law Elizabeth Kenchloe, set their home on fire, and then shot himself. All three bodies were found badly burned after the fire was extinguished on March 1.
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His Wife and Himself-Steve
Glower's Terrible Deed.
Evansville, Ind., March 2.-A double
murder and suicide took place at
Poseyville yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth
Kenchloe, a wealthy widow of Posey
county lived with her son-in-law, Steve
Glowser and wife. Yesterday the
Kenchloe home was discovered to be
in flames, and the neighbors attempted
to make an entrance but found the
doors locked. When the fire was finally
extinguished and the house entered the bodies of Mrs. Kenchloe,
Glowser and his wife were found in a
room so badly burned as to be almost
unrecognizable. Beside Glowser lay a
shot gun. From all indications Glowser
had first killed his wife and
mother-in-law, then saturated the
room with oil, and setting fire to it,
lay down upon the bed and shot himself
just above the heart. Glowser
was 21 years of age and his wife 17.
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Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana
Event Date
Yesterday
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mrs. elizabeth kenchloe, glowser's wife, and steve glowser all killed; bodies badly burned in house fire; glowser used shotgun on himself after shooting others and setting fire with oil.
Event Details
Steve Glowser killed his wife and mother-in-law Mrs. Elizabeth Kenchloe in their Poseyville home, saturated the room with oil, set it on fire, and shot himself. Neighbors found the house in flames with doors locked; bodies discovered after fire extinguished.