Editing John Mailahn

{{Infobox bio
| name = John L. Mailahn
| image = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 21 Jun 1903
| birth_place = Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
| death_date = 2 Feb 1912
| death_place = Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
| cause = murdered by brother, slit throat
| nationality = American
| father = [[Louis Mailahn]]
| mother = [[Augusta Schmidt Mailahn|Augusta Schmidt]]
| occupation = student
}}
<b>[[Case File: Mailahn Family]]</b>

==Episodes==
* [[Ep. 1 - The Mailahn Family Massacre]]

==Bio==
John was the fifth son, and youngest child, of the family.  His entire life would have been a constant loss of close relatives to consumption, including his [[Augusta Schmidt Mailahn|mother]] and five older sisters, until 2 Feb 1912.  After his elder brother [[William Mailahn|William]] had ensured that their eldest brother [[Edward Mailahn|Edward]] had left to pick up the other older brothers from school, William quietly killed his [[Louis Mailahn|father]] and [[Dora Mailahn|sister]].  It is believed that John either witnessed one of these murders directly, or saw his brother covered in blood.  Little John, only 8 years old, ran to the smokehouse about 50 yards behind the house, to hide.  But he was no match for his brother who found him and, with a razor, slit Johnnie's throat from ear to ear.  The body was still warm when the brothers returned.  No specific details of his life or personality were mentioned.

== Documentation ==
=== Cemetery Records ===
* [[Black Creek Cemetery Burials]]

=== Census Records ===
* [[1900 Census - ED75 - Page 11B|1900]] - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
* [[1905 Census - Center, Outagamie - Page 1|1905]] - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
* [[1910 Census - ED130 - Page 12A|1910]] - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

=== Newspapers ===
* [[3 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin)]] - Kills Father, Sister, Brother and Himself
* [[5 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin)]] - Father Has Presentiment
* [[8 Feb 1912 - Appleton Weekly Post (Appleton, Wisconsin)]] - Fiend Kills Father, Sister, Brother and Ends Own Life
* [[14 Feb 1912 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin)]] - Brother Tells of the Tragedy