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Jacob Doerrler circa 1874. As a child he excelled in mathematics, languages and art. He would later die of starvation in the belief that extreme fasting would cure his ills. He died on the family farm near Granger. Louis and Martha Nasch in 1913. Martha would later claim that she survived on a food-less regimen for seven years. (Submitted photos)

German Genius, Duped to Death

A German immigrant’s life and death was a mystery to his ancestors until a great-great niece unraveled the bizarre story.

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