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Why was this Minnesota lake named after a likely murderer?
- Hays' murder remains unsolved, with Phalen quickly becoming the prime suspect.
- Multiple witnesses reported that Phalen visited a neighbor's house the night before Hays disappeared, asking to stay the night while dressed in wet clothes and carrying a canoe paddle.
- Despite attempts to change it, Phalen's name continues to be associated with a prominent lake in the Twin Cities, with efforts ongoing for nearly 150 years.
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Why was this Minnesota lake named after a likely murderer?
ST. PAUL — The Mississippi River lapped at the dead man's naked body. Above, a limestone bluff topped by Indigenous burial mounds overlooked the river bend that would later cradle St. Paul. It was a peaceful spot — but on this September day in 1839, it was a crime scene. The Dakota youngsters who found the corpse saw the man’s head had been brutally smashed in. "It was mutilated in a shocking manner — the bones of the face were broken into sever…
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Right
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- 58% of the sources lean Right
58% Right
C 42%
R 58%
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