Frank L. Dinsmore spent only 19 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary after being found guilty for the murder of his wife and his roommate.

Apart from murder, this case includes adultery, claims of hypnotic powers, a failed attempt on Dinsmore’s own life, a commuted death sentence and then the whole case being pardoned by the Governor and Dinsmore walking away a free man once again.

Dinsmore worked for the Omaha Elevator company, a job that required frequent travel, therefore he didn’t own his own home.  He and his wife, Lillian, boarded with the Laue family in Odessa, Nebraska.

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