My writing career has taken me to a lot of places, from the expected (countless concerts and theater productions) to the atypical (an ice cream eating contest and rollercoasters at Silverwood).

So I wasn’t terribly surprised to find myself wandering Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene on a recent Friday, taking notes for a story about the Museum of North Idaho’s murder-themed tour while following volunteer guide Lauren Leiker as she led the group from gravestone to gravestone.

The 90-minute tour is offered every Friday through Aug. 29.

After introducing herself, Leiker, a teacher by day, told us a little about the cemetery.

What is now known as Forest Cemetery was once called Fort Sherman. The post was abandoned when the Army moved to Spokane in the late 1800s. In 1905, the community of C

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