Stories:
- TBA
| Name | Born-Died | Description / Note |
| Victim | ||
| Baker, Edith Estell | 1880-1930 | Wife and Mother |
| Froseth, Adelaide Irene | 1921-1930 | middle twins of George and Edith Froseth |
| Froseth, George Baker | 1921-1930 | middle twins of George and Edith Froseth |
| Froseth, James Owen | 1924-1930 | fourth child of George and Edith Froseth |
| Froseth, John Neil | 1918-1930 | eldest child of George and Edith Froseth |
| Suspects | ||
| Froseth, George Olsen | 1871-1930 | Husband and Father, killed his family and himself |
| Family of Victim | ||
| Froseth, Ole Johnsen | 1826-1881 | Father of George Froseth |
| Pedersdotter, Ingeborg | 1835-1919 | Mother of George Froseth |
| Law Enforcement & Lawyers | ||
| Bernard, John | District Attorney in charge of the inquest | |
| Bradley, Edwin | Coroner | |
| Long, James N. | Chief of Police – found the bodies | |
| Witnesses & Other People | ||
| Olson, Elmer | born 1892 | lumber dealer, among the group who found the scene |
| Olson, Grace (Mrs. E. W. Olson) | born 1893 | school teacher of Neil Froseth and Robert Thoreson |
| Robinson, W. A. | Postmaster, boss of George and among the group who found the scene | |
| Thoreson, Robert T. | born 1922 | classmate and friend of Neil Froseth, first to discover something was wrong |
Documentation
Census Records:
- 1865 Norway Census: Støren, Sør-Trøndelag
- 1880 US Federal Census: Rock Creek, Dunn, Wisconsin
- 1900 US Federal Census: Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin
- 1905 Wisconsin State Census: Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin
- 1910 US Federal Census: Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin
- 1920 US Federal Census: Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin
- 1930 US Federal Census: Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin – ED 4-28; Sheet 2B (Olson)
- 1930 US Federal Census: Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin – ED 4-30; Sheet 1B (Froseth)
- 1930 US Federal Census: Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin – ED 4-30; Sheet 2A (Thoreson)
City Directories:
- Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin: Froseth
Crime Scene Location:
Newspaper Articles:
- Boscobel Dial:
- 1931 (Mar 4): “Model Citizen” Kills Family of Five and Himself
- Capital Times:
- 1930 (Oct 24): “Madman Slays Family, Self” (illustrated)
- Chippewa Herald-Telegram:
- 1930 (Oct 22): “Brother Resided Here”
- Daily Tribune:
- 1930 (Oct 21): “Crazed Washburn Man Wipes Out Family; Ends Own Life”
- Kenosha News:
- 1930 (Oct 22): “Order Inquest in Washburn Tragedy”
- Sheboygan Press:
- 1930 (Oct 21): “Slays Wife and Children in Bed”
- 1930 (Oct 22): “Five Victims Will Be Buried At Stillwater”
- Washburn Times:
- 1900 (May 23): George Froseth sent to insane asylum
- 1900 (Oct 24): “The County Clerkship”
- 1907 (Mar 14): 72nd birthday of Mrs. Froseth
- 1915 (Oct 14): Miss Edith Baker visits the Froseths
- 1916 (Sep 28): “Married Last Night”
- 1919 (Nov 6): “Called by Death” Mrs. Ingeborg F. Froseth
- 1921 (Sep 1): “Twin Babies”
- 1922 (Oct 5): Mrs. George Froseth and children return from visit
- Waukesha Daily Freeman:
- 1930 (Oct 21): “Kills Wife, Children and Self”
Wish List
- Records from the Simonet Funeral Home, located at the Washington County Historical Society in Stillwater, Minnesota. This includes records for each family member. Link
- To find George’s records at the Northern Hospital for the Insane in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
