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After years of research, interviews and a boastful confession by another man, the new lead prosecutor fights to make sure justice is finally served in the death of Marie Wick and conviction of William Gummer.

Murder in Room 30: Defending William Gummer against case that was a house built on sand This week, Forum Communications marks the 100th anniversary of "North Dakotas Most Sensational Murder Trial," the killing of 18-year-old Marie Wick on June 7, 1921, in a downtown Fargo hotel. In the second part of Tracy Briggs story, we look at why prosecutors think the hotel clerk committed the crime. 10:00 am, Jun. 2, 2021 × Listen to the podcast here: Who was William Gummer? Depend...

Murder in Room 30: In jailhouse interview, Gummer blamed jury for wrongly convicting him In an interview just moments after he arrived at the State Penitentiary in Bismarck to start serving his life sentence for the 1921 murder of Marie Wick, William Gummer was angry, but confident his conviction wont stick. 10:00 am, Jun. 3, 2021 × William Gummer didnt have many nice things to say about the jury that convicted him. He said they didnt read newspapers and lacked the inte...

Murder in Room 30: Defending William Gummer against case that was a house built on sand This week, Forum Communications marks the 100th anniversary of "North Dakotas Most Sensational Murder Trial," the killing of 18-year-old Marie Wick on June 7, 1921, in a downtown Fargo hotel. In the second part of Tracy Briggs story, we look at why prosecutors think the hotel clerk committed the crime. 10:00 am, Jun. 2, 2021 × Listen to the podcast here: Who was William Gummer? Depend...

Murder in Room 30: The Killing of Marie Wick takes a closer look at the slaying of a small town girl in downtown Fargo 100 years ago June 7 marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most brutal murders to happen in Fargo, followed by what was heralded as "The most sensational murder trial in North Dakota history." 18-year-old Marie Wick of Grygla, Minnesota was killed in a downtown Fargo hotel during her first trip away from home. In the first of a four-part series and podcast, T...

December 28, 2020 — At about 6:30 on the morning of June 7, 1921, William Gummer, a 22-year-old clerk at Fargo’s Prescott Hotel, told his boss, “Something’s wrong in room 30.” Marie Wick, a pretty 18-year-old brunette from northern MN was brutally assaulted and killed in that room sometime during the night. Grey hairs were found clutched in her hand. Fargo was an overnight stop for Marie as she traveled to see an aunt in Pettibone. During the train ride from Crookston, ...