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Harold Leslie Swope

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Birth	:	23 Apr 1913 Powder River County, Montana, USA
Death	:	15 Dec 1945 Broadus, Powder River County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Valley View Cemetery, Broadus, Powder River County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4505997, -105.4011002
Description	:	"Broadus, Dec. 16 -- A Powder River County coroner's jury held Saturday night that Harold Swope, 33, Broadus dairyman, killed his wife, 25, by bludgeoning her head and cutting her throat at his home Saturday afternoon and then killed himself by throat-slashing while his 3-1/2-year-old daughter, Shirley, watched. Carl Gali, brother of the slain woman, and Ben Huckins, high school students and roomers at the Swope home, found the bodies shortly after the slaying and suicide, they told officers. The boys testified at the coroner's inquest that as they entered the house they found both children, they found... Read More	"Broadus, Dec. 16 -- A Powder River County coroner's jury held Saturday night that Harold Swope, 33, Broadus dairyman, killed his wife, 25, by bludgeoning her head and cutting her throat at his home Saturday afternoon and then killed himself by throat-slashing while his 3-1/2-year-old daughter, Shirley, watched. Carl Gali, brother of the slain woman, and Ben Huckins, high school students and roomers at the Swope home, found the bodies shortly after the slaying and suicide, they told officers. The boys testified at the coroner's inquest that as they entered the house they found both children, they found Shirley and a 2-year-old son, Jerry, crying beside the bodies of their parents. The girl, the boys said, sobbed, 'Now we've got no mummy and no daddy.' Authorities were summoned and an inquest was called by Coroner S. A. Holt, Jr. Holt said there was no apparent motive for the slaying and suicide. The two were born on Powder River county ranches, both were graduates of Broadus High School, and to all appearances were a 'happy couple', he said. Mrs. Swope was killed in the bedroom, while Swope's body was found in the living room. The daughter testified at the inquest that her father came into the living room holding his hand over a cut on one side of his throat, then slashed the other side in her presence. In addition to the children, Mrs. Swope is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Gali of Epsie, and three brothers and three sisters. Mr. Swope is survived by the children, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Swope of near Moorhead, and four brothers and four sisters. The bodies were taken to a Miles City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held here Thursday." The Billings Gazette, December 17, 1945

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Harold Leslie Swope's memorial is located at: Valley View Cemetery, Broadus, Powder River County, USA.
When did Harold Leslie Swope death?
Harold Leslie Swope death on 15 Dec 1945 in Broadus, Powder River County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 45.4505997
Longitude: -105.4011002

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Roscoe Swope

(1880 - 1956)

Bertha Hyde Brackett Swope

(1883 - 1960)

Spouse

Anna Lucy Gali Swope

(1919 - 1945)

Siblings

Charles Fredric Swope

(1907 - 1989)

Mina Mae Swope Somers

(1915 - 1975)

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