116- The Unsolved Great Northern Murders

The History Of The Evergreen State

At Burlington, Washington, on the evening of the 20th of February, 1914, two armed bandits boarded a southbound Great Northern passenger train in order to rob the people traveling in the day-coach.
A wrestling bout began after three passengers tried to disarm one of the criminals and attempted to take them on. After they had murdered the three men, the bandits went about their business of robbing the remaining passengers in a cool and collected manner.
When the conductor, who was sitting in the dining car at the time, heard the shots being fired, he pulled the emergency brake cord. The thieves hopped off the train just as it was coming to a stop close to the Samish Depot, and they ran off into the night.
Authorities in the Evergreen State and British Columbia arrest and question a large number of convicted felons and other questionable individuals, but none of them are charged with the crime.
The Great Northern Railway offered a reward of $30,000 for the capture of the bandits, regardless of whether they are alive or dead.
However, the crime has never been solved, and likely never will.
Listen now to learn about this train robbery gone wrong!
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