A woman has shared a heartbreaking story of how a WWII hero‘s love letters to his wife were found in the same house he lived and was murdered in.
Chelsey Brown, 29, from the city of New York, in the USA, – who returns lost heirlooms to families – was astonished by the tragedy behind a cache of love letters she was contacted about.
The letters involving a US Marine and his beloved one were reportedly found by a woman – whose identity was not revealed – during recent renovation works in her home in August, 2022.
In an exclusive interview with Newsflash, Chelsea revealed what happened and said: “They [the couple] were married before WWII and then the husband went off to fight in the Navy.
“They sent countless of love letters back and forth to each other while they were separated to stay connected to one another.”
In a video she shared on Instagram in August, she revealed that the husband had survived the war and had returned back home where he continued working as a cop.
Chelsea then revealed she used MyHeritage.com to find the war and census records, as well as the man’s descendants.
She was astonished to find out that the man was murdered in the same house several years after coming back home.
When asked about how she found out about the murder, Chelsea said: “The descendants were the ones who told me!”
Reluctant whether she should tell the current owner about the murder, she continued: “As that is a family matter, I won’t reveal who was the murderer, however, he was charged and found guilty of the crimes.
“This heirloom return proves that you never know what stories you will discover behind these items.”
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