tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post5244870918816654728..comments2024-03-09T15:02:20.201-05:00Comments on Murder by Gaslight: Scenes from Smuttynose.Robert Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-66725386747276522822016-07-13T06:16:49.447-04:002016-07-13T06:16:49.447-04:00I'm Norwegian and wonder if someone know from ...I'm Norwegian and wonder if someone know from witch part of Norway the Hontvets came from? If anyone knows please send me an email to bjoernsigurd@gmail.com<br />good site !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505228046306457786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-44970968006694610712014-07-15T12:18:46.839-04:002014-07-15T12:18:46.839-04:00I list some popular alternative theories in the ma...I list some popular alternative theories in the main post, here: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/12/smuttynose-murders.html<br />I haven't heard that Thaxter's son was a suspect so I don't know why he would be ruled in. I still think it was Louis Wagner, a professional sailor obsessed with his goal, but it is the doubt that keeps this story alive.Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-72213603854701118072014-07-13T21:22:54.372-04:002014-07-13T21:22:54.372-04:00I question ones ability to row 7 miles, commit 2 m...I question ones ability to row 7 miles, commit 2 murders and search to murder a 3rd and then row 6 more miles before daylight to Rye Harbor. Rowing in the ocean! What about other possibilities? Wasn't Thaxter's son a suspect? Why was he ruled out?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003998223804596778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-2374719300339779802014-02-16T08:51:35.925-05:002014-02-16T08:51:35.925-05:00I mention "The Weight of Water" in the f...I mention "The Weight of Water" in the full story ( http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/12/smuttynose-murders.html ) as one of two alternate theories on the murders. It must be remembered that "The Weight of Water" is a work of fiction. Louis Wagner, who was executed or the crime, is considered by most to be the real killer.Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-28582353380095262612014-02-16T02:50:16.962-05:002014-02-16T02:50:16.962-05:00According to the movie, "The Weight of Water&...According to the movie, "The Weight of Water", it was Maren that murdered her sister, and sister-in-law.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442326481869317448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-33635459662365266752013-08-18T18:20:07.336-04:002013-08-18T18:20:07.336-04:00Fascinating story...I bet spirits still linger som...Fascinating story...I bet spirits still linger somewhere around those shoals....bluangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269468217858079049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-65203668627085673782013-08-10T14:58:42.825-04:002013-08-10T14:58:42.825-04:00Thanks Adeline. This is one of those stories that ...Thanks Adeline. This is one of those stories that never seems finished. As you say, we will never know for sure what happened.Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-57200303814171277412013-08-08T16:20:27.102-04:002013-08-08T16:20:27.102-04:00I am related to anethe, and a family story says th...I am related to anethe, and a family story says that maren was the killer, that she went mad after her husband had affairs with her cousin... that she was very unhappy living there and in general was a bit insane. I suppose we'll never know. Love your siteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171432395298730676noreply@blogger.com