THE BOY IN THE WATER
THE BOY IN THE WATER The morning of March 8, 1921, was a chilling one in Waukesha, Wisconsin. John Brlich, an employee of the O’Laughlin Stone Company, was out near the quarry pond when he spotted something unnerving in the water – it appeared to be the body of a little boy. He took a closer look and his blood went cold. It was a little boy, about five-years-old, wearing a dark gray sweater, block stockings, and patent leather shoes. Brlich ran back to the stone company’s office and called the Waukesha County Sheriff Clarence Keebler and told him of the grim discovery. The sheriff contacted County Coroner L.F. Lee, and the two men drove out to the pond. Before an autopsy was conducted on the body, county officers worked with the Milwaukee Police Department to start a search for clues to the boy’s identity. They could find nothing revealing about him, but did make a note of his shaggy blond hair, brown eyes, and dapper outfit, which led newspaper reporters to dub him “Little Lord Faunt