Strange Events Leading to a Mysterious Murder

In January 1935, the peculiar behavior of a hotel guest in Kansas City's Hotel President set off a series of chilling events. The man, identified as Roland T. Owen, arrived with no luggage and a large scar on his head, and his interactions with hotel staff raised suspicions. A maid named Mary Sopdich witnessed unsettling moments, including his request for the door to remain unlocked and an eerie phone conversation where he seemed distressed. His oddities were compounded by another maid's experience of finding him locked inside his room, hinting at something sinister occurring behind closed doors.