In a nutshell in 1941 a man was found murdered in his house with all the windows and doors locked.
Denver spiderman attic.
The 73 year old denver man had been temporarily living alone in his house his wife was in the hospital recovering from a broken hip so his neighbors had offered him a meal and some company.
This is the story of the denver spider man and the murder that perplexed denver police for nearly a year.
Coneys earned the name denver spiderman because he waited five weeks in a denver man s attic before the man eventually discovered him.
Theodore edward coneys november 10 1882 may 16 1967 known by the nickname denver spiderman an american drifter who committed a murder in 1941 and subsequently occupied the attic of the victim s home for nine months.
The killer had been inside the house the whole time.
The denver spiderman and his moncreiff place murder.
The victim s name was philip peters.
Sadly he was not a masked vigilante protecting the people of the mile high city swinging from webs after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
The housekeepers terrified.
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It looked like the case would go unsolved until a year later police heard strange noises coming from a tiny crawl space in the attic.
Theodore coneys the spiderman of denver 1941 theodore coneys was born november 10 1882 in petersburg illinois to t.
Spider in the attic may 23 2011 dan lewis uncategorized 0 on october 17 1941 philip peters did not show up for dinner at his neighbor s house.
He was the murderer.
And the panels which appeared to go to the attic via the ceiling had been sealed shut.
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The doors and windows to the house showed no signs of forced entry and were locked when neighbours discovered the body.
Coneys a canadian immigrant who owned a hardware store in petersburg and his wife.