Murder of Laura Law
- Year
- 1940
- Where
- Washington
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
Lea Laura Luoma Law (January 20, 1914 – January 5, 1940), a Finnish immigrant to the US, was the wife of militant labor leader Richard Law. She was mysteriously murdered on January 5, 1940. The case is still unsolved.
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