The Murder of Frank Langdon | Audenried, Pennsylvania, 1862

Frank Langdon and John Kehoe

In June 1862, weigh boss Frank Langdon was fatally beaten in Audenried, possibly over Civil War loyalties and wage disputes. Future “Molly Maguire” John Kehoe was later convicted, a controversial verdict that still defines this grim, yet little remembered chapter of Coal Region history. Read the full story.