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Name Murdered In Date
1 Victim - Name UnreportedEllsworth, KSDec 1868
1 Victim - Name UnreportedShawneetown, KSJune 1867
1 Victim - Name UnreportedWoodson County, KSNovember or December 1874
2 Victims - Names UnreportedWyandotte, KSSpring-Summer 1866
3 Victims - Names Unreported, 38th Infantry SoldiersFort Hays, KS1869
3 Victims - Named UnreportedDouglas County, KSMarch or April 1865
Adams, DanSalina, KSApril 20, 1893
Alexander, FredLeavenworth, KSJanuary 15, 1901
ArmstrongShawnee, KSJanuary 1871
Barnes, LukeHays, KSJanuary 7, 1869
Evans, AlbertMulberry, KSApril 1920
Fisher, RichardHiawatha, KSSeptember 9, 1889
Harper, ArthurIndependence, KSDemcember 1920
Henry, HughLarned, KSSeptember 14, 1892
Herman, DoctorTopeka, KSMay 13, 1901
Howard, BillFort Scott, KSMarch 1879
Godley, MontgomeryPittsburg, KSDecember 25, 1902
King, IsaacLawrence, KSJune 10, 1882
Lawrence, JohnGirard, KSJuly 1885
Lee, WyleyChetopa, KSJune 1888
Mack, GeorgeGreat Bend, KSApril 1885
Mackey, EliFort Scott, KSMarch 1867
Mackey, JasonFort Scott, KSMarch 1867
McGorman, JohnBatlett's Mill, KSMay 1867
Moran, Daniel AKA MoreBartlett's Mill, KSMay 1867
Moran, JohnBatlett's Mill, KSMay 1867
Ponder, JamesHays, KSJanuary 7, 1869
Risbee, John (also reported as Rigsby, John)Chetopa, KSJune 1888
Robertson, GeorgeLawrence, KSJune 10, 1882
Thompson, JamesLarned, KSSeptember 14, 1889
True, CommodoreHiawatha, KSNovember 28, 1892
Tuggle, JeffCherokee, KSApril 24, 1894
WarrenGarnet, KSAug or Sep 1864
Watkins, LeeHays, KSJanuary 7, 1869
Wells, George (also reported as Mills)Weir, KSOctober 30, 1899
Williams, CharlesGalena, KSApril 25, 1899
Wilson, Silas J (also reported as John)Leavenworth, KSAugust 21, 1893
Wood, RichardLeavenworth, KSJanuary 1887
Van, HarryFort Scott, KSMarch 1867
Van Buren, TomWyandotte, KSJune 1867
Vinegar, PeterLawrence, KSJune 10, 1882
Johnson (also reported as Johnson, George)Atchison, KSJanuary 1870
Grubb, HamiltonNear Wathena, KSJuly 1874

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