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Lennie Small Murder Case
Lennie Small has been accused of murdering the wife of the ranch owner’s son Curly. The crime scene took place in the Salinas River area near Soledad, California. The murder of the wife of the ranch owner’s son Curly, took place around 12:45 AM early Tuesday morning.

Some locals claimed that they heard Lennie playing with his dog and once Curly’s wife came, they very quickly heard a scream and then what sounded to be someone snapping branches. The detective’s theory was that Lennie killed his dog from frustration and was in a rush to leave the ranch before anyone could notice so he covered the dog in hay and attempted to flee the scene. He got distracted by Curly’s wife and tried to get his way with her. It didn’t go well so he threw

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