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The Kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma, Washington, United StatesMay 24, 1935
Nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, heir to the Weyerhaeuser lumber fortune, was abducted while walking home from school in Tacoma, Washington, on May 24, 1935. He was buried in a box underground for eight days while kidnappers negotiated a $200,000 ransom. The boy was released unharmed after payment. FBI agents ultimately captured William Mahan and Harmon Waley, and all perpetrators were convicted. George Weyerhaeuser later lived a long life and headed the family company.