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Name (Last, First) Murdered In Date
1 Victim - Name UnreportedNew Madrid, MissouriMay 30, 1910
1 Victim - Name UnreportedNew Madrid, MissouriNovember 29, 1898
1 Victim - Name UnreportedVerona, MissouriJanuary 22, 1894
Allen, WilliamSpringfield, MissouriApril 15, 1906
Brown, ErastusVilla Ridge, MissouriJuly 10, 1897
Buckner, JohnVally Park, MissouriJanuary 17, 1894
Burke, GeorgeColumbia, MissouriSeptember 17, 1889
Chandler, FayetteSt. Charles, MissouriApril 3, 1916
Chowagee, MundeeMarshall, MissouriApril 28, 1900
Clark, AndyLeeper, MissouriJanuary 21, 1903
Coleman, RobertCharleston, MissouriJuly 3, 1910
Collins, J.C.Mondak, MissouriApril 5, 1913
Collins, ParaleeWest Plains, MissouriJune 7, 1914
Coker, Fred (aka Copeland, James)Springfield, MissouriApril 14, 1906
Darley, HenryLiberty, MissouriMay 4, 1900
Divens, EmmetFulton, MissouriAugust 15, 1895
Duncan, HarrySpringfield, MissouriApril 4, 1906
Embree, FrankSteinmetz, MissouriJuly 23, 1899
Field, SamCharleston, MissouriJuly 3, 1910
Gates, HarryLexington, MissouriAugust 12, 1902
Gilyard, ThomasJoplin, MissouriApril 15, 1903
Godley, FrenchPierce City, MissouriAugust 19, 1901
Godley, WilliamPierce City, MissouriAugust 19, 1901
Gunn, RaymondMaryville, MissouriJanuary 12, 1931
Hampton, PeterPierce City, MissouriAugust 290, 1901
Hayden, ThomasFayette, MissouriNovember 1, 1899
Haydon, UlysessMonett, MissouriJune 29, 1894
Henderson, WilliamJackson, MissouriOctober 11, 1895
Hepler, RobertNevada, MissouriJanuary 22, 1892
Hughes, JohnMoberly, MissouriFebruary 18, 1893
Johnson, Joseph AHiller Creek, MissouriJuly 2, 1894
Johnson, GeorgePlatte City, MissouriAugust 1, 1909
Kollins, IsaacWest Plains, MissouriJune 17, 1914
Lane, RuddLouisiana, MissouriSeptember 1, 1915
Malone, D.Caruthersville, MissouriMay 3, 1903
Mayes, RichardSpringfield, MissouriFebruary 21, 1893
McNeal, ArthurRichmond, MissouriMarch 2, 1901
Mooneyhon, W.J.Caruthersville, MissouriMay 3, 1903
Pettigrew, RobertBelmont, MissouriMay 12, 1905
Richardson, A.B.Caruthersville, MissouriOctober 11, 1911
Shields, DallasFayette, MissouriMarch 19, 1914
Simpson, NelsonNeelyville, MissouriJanuary 3, 1901
Sims, DavidClarkton, MissouriApril 27, 1892
Smith, BenjaminLa Plata, MissouriAugust 3, 1889
Smith, ThomasPolar Bluff, MissouriSeptember 3, 1890
Sykes, SamuelHayti, MissouriJanuary 3, 1916
Tracy, GeorgeKingston, MissouriFebruary 7, 1895
Truxton, OlliGlasgow, MissouriJanuary 3, 1891
WardGalena, MissouriFebruary 2, 1898
Warner, LloydSt. Joseph, MissouriNovember 28, 1933
Williams, HenryMacon, MissouriJune 30, 1898
Williams, W.F.Mt. Pleasant, MissouriFebruary 21, 1915
Woods, BenjaminCaruthersville, MissouriOctober 11, 1911
Wright, OliverHighee, MissouriMarch 26, 1902
Wright, LouisNew Madrid, MissouriFebruary 17, 1902
Wright, CleoSikeston, MissouriJanuary 25, 1942
Young, CurtinClarkville, MissouriJune 6, 1898
Young, SamClarkville, MissouriJune 6, 1898
Duncan, HoraceSpringfield, MissouriApril 14, 1906

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