EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part III of a four-part series. Part I published on Feb. 26. Part II published on Feb. 27. Part IV publishes on Feb. 29. MANSFIELD — Carl Sternbaum died at the age of 65 on March 3, 1954. The next day his son Max, who was facing the electric chair after […]
Sternbaum’s Complete Food Marts
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Mansfield’s infamous Sternbaum case started with a murder & arson
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part II of a four-part series. Part I published on Feb. 26. Part III will publish on Feb. 28 and Part IV will finish the series on Feb. 29. MANSFIELD — Mansfield had two murder cases that dominated the 20th century. Both were called “The Trial of the Century” by the […]
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Mystery caller triggers another look at Sternbaum murder case, 70 years later
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a four-part series. Part II will publish on Feb. 27. Part III will publish on Feb. 28 and Part IV will finish the series on Feb. 29. MANSFIELD — Several years ago Richland Source city editor Carl Hunnell called Lexington attorney Bob Whitney for a retrospective piece. “Bob, […]