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Lecture On Eva Coo Due At 3 p.m.

Taylor Hollist, retired SUNY Oneonta math professor, at this hour is at 22 Main St., Cooperstown, setting up for a 3 p.m. lecture on "Eva Coo, Murderess," sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Hollist developed an interest in the Depression-era murder on Crumhorn Mountain after his retirement in 2003, (and also in M.C. Escher, the artist, the topic of a lecture later this spring at SUNY). The Coo was found guilty of murdering her handyman for an insurance payout, was the focus of a trial covered by the New York City tabloids in the Otsego County Courthouse, and was executed at Sing Sing in 1934. Hollist became interested in the Coo story while, a scoutmaster, he heard it related around campfires at the Henderson Boy Scout Camp on Crumhorn. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Taylor Hollist, former SUNY Oneonta math professor, at this hour is at 22 Main St., Cooperstown, setting up for a 3 p.m. lecture on “Eva Coo, Murderess,” sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Hollist began lecturing on the Depression-era murder on Crumhorn Mountain after his retirement in 2003, (and also on M.C. Escher, the artist).  Eva Coo was found guilty of murdering her handyman for an insurance payout after a celebrated trial at the Otsego County Courthouse covered by the New York City tabloids.  She was executed at Sing Sing in 1934. Hollist, while scoutmaster, he heard the story related around campfires at the Henderson Boy Scout Camp on Crumhorn. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

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