Sat, Sep 09
|Old Redmond Schoolhouse
Saturday Speaker Series - "Letitia Whitehall Murder: A 97-Year-Old Cold Case"
Please note this is an in person program. A recording will be available following the event.
Time & Location
Sep 09, 2023, 10:30 AM
Old Redmond Schoolhouse, 16600 NE 80th St, Redmond, WA 98052, USA
About the Event
On October 30, 1926, Letitia Whitehall, a former Redmond school girl went missing in Kirkland. Two weeks later, she was found in the Sammamish River near the Slough Bridge in Kenmore. She had been murdered.
Local historian Tom Hitzroth has spent 26 years investigating this incident, which became one of the more famous crimes in the county. Through interviews with family members, others who knew her, newspaper clippings, inquest and investigator documents, court records, and as well as other supporting documentation, Tom will present the facts as he knows them of this cold case.
Tom Hitzroth is a master storyteller. Join us for a fascinating program about the tragic slaying of a young girl that made the front pages of the newspapers for six months.
Speaker bio:
Tom Hitzroth contributes a local history column to The Redmond Recorder, the Redmond Historical Society newsletter, and leads walking tours of Redmond’s historic downtown. In November 2020, Tom received the John D. Spellman Historic Preservation Award, from King County, in the Preservation Leadership category for exemplary achievement in chairing the King County Landmarks Commission and for serving as a key historian and forensic preservation investigator in east King County.
