Flint is well known for its modern violent crimes but Flint's history is filled with little known stories that read stranger than fiction. Gruesome murders, weird accidents, and violent deaths. Join us every Thursday as Joe Schipani details some of the odd but true deaths he found in Flint's archives.
Losing
Custody October
12th, 1930
Kris Aagesen lived on Beech
Street in a small housekeeping room he rented with his six year old son,
Cliston. He and his wife had been divorced for over a year. Kris obtained
custody of Cliston because his wife was unstable and moved out of state with
another man. Kris had been laid off from the Fisher Body plant for a couple months.
Kris discovered that his ex-wife
had returned to Flint and wanted custody of their son. Kris panicked. He knew
there was no way a judge would give him custody again now that he was laid off
and had no idea when he would return to work.
On the night of October 12, 1930 Kris
took his son into their bedroom, laid him on the bed and started slashing his
throat. After he was sure the boy was dead, he took the razor and cut his
wrists.
The people who owned the house
heard the screams and started running to the room. Mr. Mikesell opened the door
to find the two lying in a pool of blood on the bed. The boy was already dead,
but Kris was still alive.
Mr. Mikesell hollered for his nurse
to call for help. He then asked Kris why would he do such a thing. Kris
responded he didn’t want his wife to get custody of their son and this was the
only way to stop her.
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