Laramie’s Living History — People

A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.

The people who comprise the Albany County community come from several social strata, ethnicities, and races.

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1907 MURDER SUICIDE SHOCKS LARAMIE

On October 23, 1907, William Lepper, a one-time Laramie property owner, shot and wounded a man before turning the gun on himself. His victim was popular local lawyer, Judge Charles Bramel who died four days later.

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