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Kiyoshk being convicted for killing Johns but not Nahdee, even though both were thought to have been killed by the same perpetrator. This, coupled with the fact that one of the main witnesses – Williams – also claimed he was innocent, led to Kiyoshk ultimately being acquitted on all counts. A few months later, Kiyoshk and Williams were wed in a Christian ceremony attended by his supporters, in what some newspapers called the "strangest wedding ceremony on Canadian soil." In April 1913, the
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night, Kiyoshk, Williams and another man, Adam Johns, were paddling with boats on the river and eventually disembarked at the nearest shore. According to witness testimony, the trio came across Nahdee, whereupon
Kiyoshk again started arguing with him until he finally walked away, again threatening to shoot him. Johns, who initially contemplated attending a New Year's celebration on another island, decided to stay with Nahdee and Williams at the former's cabin.
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Sometime later that night, some neighbors heard multiple shots being fired with some intervals between them, and when they finally stopped, they went to check what had happened. Upon entering the cabin, they found that both Nahdee and Johns had been shot dead, but
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Nicholas Plane began to actively pursue a new trial for Kiyoshk, firmly stating their belief in his innocence. They eventually succeeded in doing so, and in that
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On New Year's Day in 1912, Kiyoshk got into an argument with a man named
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526:Randy Evans and Gary Shrumm (March 12, 2017).
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507:"Canada Hangs Killer in Indian Love Triangle"
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