The Pittsburgh Press (February 10, 1946)
Woman, vet found beaten to death
COFFEYVILLE, Kansas (UP, Feb. 9) – The nude bodies of a young brunet and a recently discharged soldier were found here today in a tourist cabin, and officers said both had been beaten to death.
Coffeyville police were holding a male suspect without charges in the case.
The bodies of the victims, Mrs. Opal Scott, about 22, and Carl Benning, about the same age, were discovered by an attendant at the tourist court.
Authorities said Mrs. Scott was the wife of a soldier, now overseas, and the mother of two children. Benning was discharged only a few weeks ago from military service. Both were residents of Coffeyville.