Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Mineola, New York, United States

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Hess took an extension cord from one of the lamps, strung it over a window latch and hanged himself. A short note to his family thanking them for all they had done was found in his pocket.
(17 August 1987)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

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Mineola, New York, United States.

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