the Murderpedia project stay alive. Murder of Dennis Jurgens | Detailed Pedia They just werent going to get any damaging information from him. The trial of Lois Jurgens for the murder of 3-year-old Dennis made national headlines and was the top news story of the state of Minnesota in 1987. On bare skin, the heat just flashes off. On January 13, 2000, she was initially suspected of poisoning her husband, Harold. Search above to list available cemeteries. The testimony from Dr. Woodburn, the pathologist who did the autopsy on Dennis, was unequivocal. They just buried the body in St.. The welfare department case work was very limited. My God, he thought, looking at the body. It was full of redwood and log railings, and the lawn and trees ran almost to the waters edge, a good hundred feet of lake frontage in all. Mornings there were wonderful, but the dusk was the doctors favorite time, for the sun set each evening over the water and trees, falling behind Manitou Island, leaving behind a fiery orange sky. We would like to have done something, but it was none of our business. Lois Jurgens had not one good thing to say about Dennis. Peterson, a slender 6-footer, was a respected local doctor, a University of Minnesota medical graduate who had served in the Marines before opening a private practice in White Bear Lake in 1951. Youve got to worry about tomorrow. . In the early 1980s, Jerry Sherwood went looking for the newborn son she gave up for adoption 20 years prior. She was born February 25, 1927 to Leslie and Margaret Stowell in Cass County Il. Zerwas wouldnt let the rest of his family view the body.
Arnold L Jurgens Obituary Visitation Funeral Information Notes References A Death in White Bear Lakeby Barry Siegel. From the death certificate she had learned that the coroner never ruled whether the death was an accident, a homicide or the result of natural causes. She is buried at the Union Cemetery, in Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota More Alchetron Topics References Lois Jurgens Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA Topics The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Toz (film) Steve McAnespie In a town like White Bear Lake, apparently no one thought it problematic that the assistant police chief, Lt. Jerome Zerwas, was Lois Jurgens brother. To use this feature, use a newer browser. There was something wrong here. Please try again later. Lois obsessed about Dennis' weight, which according to medical records was appropriate for a child of his age and build at the point of his adoption. During the early morning hours of April 11, 1965, Dennis Jurgens died at the hands of Lois Jurgens. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The defense attorney was still thinking about a criminal prosecution--even if no one else was. They wanted to do something, but felt it was none of their business. Toddler murdered by abusive adoptive mother - Horror History .net He wrote deferred in the box where he was to specify the manner of death, and put the certificate aside. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged.