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The Facts Regarding the Murder of Charles Kincaid

Who: Belle Adams was found on Kincaid's dead body minutes after she had killed him.
What: Adams severed Kincaid's neck with a razor.
Where: Outside the Empire Hotel on Johnson Street.
When: Approximately 9 p.m. on 3 June 1898.
Why: Either because Kincaid had told Adams that he was leaving her for another woman or as she testified because she was acting in self-defence.

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