Murder
Information about Murder in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1944-09-13, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details in the Tredegar murder case: .22-caliber pistol found at Tredegar – ballistics testing underway to determine if it is the murder weapon; details of the will of Mr. Krengel, including property addresses
1944-09-14, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar workers boost reward for information on the recent murder to $725. Detectives re-checking the pattern building for clues, but the dust is too thick – questioning of employees continues
1944-09-15, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details in the Tredegar murder case: .22-caliber pistol’s owner is discovered, but still unknown whether it is the murder weapon, as the gun has been handled by many. Questioning of employees continues, reward has
1944-09-16, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more on the Tredegar murder case: police admit the only way the case will be solved is by a gradual process of elimination – still waiting on the FBI report on the gun
1944-09-23, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more on the Tredegar murder case: gun found at Tredegar are not the murder weapon – the fatal bullet is the only clue
1944-10-04, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more on the Tredegar murder case – second pistol found at Tredegar proves not to be the murder weapon. Police continue to work on the case
1944-11-26, Richmond Times-Dispatch; still no clues in the Tredegar murder case – suspects from North Carolina cleared
1945-01-24, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Mrs. John E. Krengel applied for $5,000 compensation from Tredegar for her murdered husband under the Workmen’s Compensation Act
1945-02-03, Richmond Times-Dispatch; time for arguments set in the Workmen’s Compensation case against the Tredegar Iron Works over the Krengel murder
1945-03-23, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Mrs. John E. Krengel is denied workmen’s compensation for her husband’s murder at Tredegar

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