How it happened
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

How it happened

Associated Press · November 4, 1961

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

As his wife comforts him, Harold K. LaPierre, 25, of Freeport writes account of how he accidentally shot to death 10-year-old Brenda Broad of Portland whom he thought was being kidnapped today by two men. The men were the girl's guardians.

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