Not all forgotten Duluthians were model citizens. Fifty years ago this spring, Duluth-native Norman Mastrian was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in one of the most famous crimes in Minnesota history. The Mastrians were early residents of the Zenith City. Norman’s grandfather Pasquale Mastroianni (the family later shortened the name) first came to Duluth from Italy about 1889. He worked as a laborer and on January 28, 1890, filed his Declaration of Intention [...]
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