Mystery Veils “Charmer’s” Death

Healdsburg Tribune, Number 6, 7 November 1933

Mystery veils the third tragedy involving Mrs. Nan Patterson Moreland, 30, Ironton, Ohio, found dead in her beer flat, with John Porter, 37, Lawrence County, Ohio, prosecuting attorney, eyes shot out, lying in the same room.

Police are investigating two theories —that Mrs. Moreland shot Porter and then killed herself, and that Porter, known to have bought a gun on the day of the shooting, first shot Mrs. Moreland and then himself.

Mrs. Moreland’s husband first killed a rival suitor in a clash over her affections and then was slain by his victim’s brother three months later, a crime for which Porter was preparing to prosecute the slayer.