Nathaniel and Charity Lamb had their ups and downs, but it's unlikely they expected their marriage to end in these kinds of shambles. Another old-timey murder in the 1800s to take you back to a time when things were more sepia-toned and dusty, and Oregon property didn't cost you a never-ending mortgage worth more than your entire life's income.

Sources:

Lansing, R. B. (2000). The Tragedy of Charity Lamb, Oregon’s First Convicted Murderess. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 101(1), 40–76. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20615026

https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lamb-charity.htm

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/lambcharity1879_/#.Yo6fWy-B10s

https://offbeatoregon.com/1511e.charity-lamb-murder-367.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/assets-2015/1511e.charity-lamb-first-murderess.367/200619.1511e.charity-lamb-ax-murderess.mp3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Lamb