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Paul

J. Poelaert
Birth Date:

April 20, 1897

Birth Location:

Illinois

Death Date:

June 19, 1976

Death Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Burial:

Riverside Cemetery
Jackson, Minnesota

Parents
Father
Camile Poelaert
(?-?)
Mother
Marie (Hubert?)
(1860-1936)
Siblings (in birth order)
Not known.
 
Marriage

Paul Poelaert married Mary Jane Benjamin on April 20, 1924.
(Another source says they were married in July 1924.)

Children

1
Paul Jr.
Poelaert
1934-1936

2
Leo James
 Poelaert
1935-1936

Notes

Paul Poelaert was convicted of murdering his mother, his wife, and his two sons in 1936.  Click on the links below to learn more about the murders and what happened to Paul Poelaert.
 

1
"Four Persons Burned to Death"
2
"Blood-Smeared Shotgun Found"
3
"Poelaert Still Refuses to Talk"
4
"Say Jackson Man Innocent"
5
Paul Poelaert's Obituary


Paul Poeleart maintained his innocence for the rest of his life.  Forty years after the murders occured, Paul Poelaert died.  His body was buried in Riverside Cemetery alongside the rest of his family.

 

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