Matthew Ralston Turpen

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

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Matthew Ralston Turpen

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Warrick County, IN, United States
Death: December 24, 1959 (75)
Norman Beatty State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Westville, LaPorte, Indiana, United States (Heart Attack)
Place of Burial: Evansville, Vanderburgh , Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Solomon Bainbridge Turpin, III and Clora Ann Turpin
Husband of Edith Mae Barrett
Father of Lendon "Brownie" Turpen; Estelene "Pat" Arbutis Turpen; Kathryn Elnora Turpen; Icle Genevieve Turpen; Sylvanus Richard Turpen and 1 other
Brother of Edward Stephen Turpen, Sr; Solomon Bainbridge Turpen, Jr; Ira Jackson Turpen; Margaret F Turpen; Zona Ethel Turpen and 2 others

Occupation: Plasterer (Houses)
Murders: After Edith's, death Matthew remarried. When his wife left him, he lost his mind. She and her two adult children (son and daughter) went to collect her things from Matthew's home. As they were leaving, Matthew shot his wife, who died, and her daughter, wh
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Matthew Ralston Turpen's Timeline

1884
February 28, 1884
Warrick County, IN, United States
1914
February 8, 1914
Little, Pike, Indiana, USA
1915
March 6, 1915
Littles, Pike County, Indiana, USA
1917
October 17, 1917
Little, Pike, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Littles, Pike County, Indiana, USA
1924
February 5, 1924
Petersburg, Pike, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 55
Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA