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2 November, 2025

Historic Wimmera case comes to a close

A historic chapter in the Wimmeras's record books came to a close on Saturday, October 11, at the Edenhope Cemetery with an emotional Memorial Service for the victims of the 1874 Maryvale Murders, Maria (Langley) Cook and her baby, Louisa Jane Langley.

By Sheryl Lowe

Kevin Ryan and his wife Ricki at the Memorial Service, October 2025 for his great great aunt, Maria Langley Cook and her daughter Louisa Jane who were murdered in 1874. They lay in an unmarked grave in the Edenhope cemetery for 107 years.
Kevin Ryan and his wife Ricki at the Memorial Service, October 2025 for his great great aunt, Maria Langley Cook and her daughter Louisa Jane who were murdered in 1874. They lay in an unmarked grave in the Edenhope cemetery for 107 years.

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