Cecil Wells a wealthy businessman married to the picture-perfect blonde bombshell would be murdered in his bed and his wife would be severely beaten in an attempted home burglary that went wrong. At least that is what the papers reported on the morning of October 17th, 1953 when officers arrived at the scene. Just a few days into the investigation police went from looking for two unknown men to taking a deeper look at Diane, Cecil's wife, and her rumored affair with a jazz drummer from the local country club.
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Sources:
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Nome Nugget
The Knoxville Journal
Alaska history legends and legacies
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