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Autoworker Frank McNally said his wife, Hazel, got away with killing their twin babies by concocting a story too ridiculous to doubt.
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Chicago Tribune

Twins or dolls? The ‘Sawdust Babies’ murder trial of 1922 spread confusion in Hammond.

For three days in 1922, Hammond hosted a murder trial that captivated and confused the nation. Autoworker Frank McNally had accused his wife of killing their children — Laurene Hazel McNally and her twin brother, Lauren Frank McNally — and disposing of their bodies.

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