The Hintakifech Murders

Victims' relatives embarked on a legal battle over ownership of Hintakifech. As Sealy was the last to die, she had been the farm's sole owner for a brief period. The Gabrielle side of the family believed possession of the property should pass to her paternal grandparents. In late February 1923, they decided to demolish the entire property. Carpenters dismantling roof trusses noticed several loose floorboards in the attic next to the staircase. They pride them up, revealing a small nest of hay underneath along with a blood-stained matic and penknife. Police declared the matic as the murder weapon; no fingerprints were recovered from either item.