Howard Lake

May 15, 1897 - Howard Lake, MN, Tom Boxell and his wife Lydia met a gruesome death - Both were struck repeatedly by an intruder - with the ax from the family woodpile. Ten people were accused of this horrible incident - sadly and perhaps unbelievably, no one was ever convicted! This is the chilling tale of how the Boxell family and the community of Howard Lake coped with the accusations, investigations and trials of this unthinkable crime - told through the collective voices of the Boxell siblings and the residents of Howard Lake.