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title: The Ledger Found in the Walls
description: A 2024 renovation pulled drywall in a 1960s ranch house and dropped a ring-bound ledger onto the kitchen floor. The first entry was dated June 1971. The last was three weeks before the original owner went missing.
url: https://casualcriminalist.channel/article/the-ledger-found-in-the-walls.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.channel/article/the-ledger-found-in-the-walls
datePublished: 2026-02-22
dateModified: 2026-02-22
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.channel/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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A 2024 renovation pulled drywall in a 1960s ranch house and dropped a ring-bound ledger onto the kitchen floor. The first entry was dated June 1971. The last was three weeks before the original owner went missing.
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