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Posted on November 28, 2019 by Sarah Michael

Teen kills parents and sister, apparently to gain control of the family farm and $1,800

November 28, 1958Wolcott, KansasLowell Andrews (18) kills his parents and older sister As his family relaxed in the living room, Lowell began opening drawers and scattering items around the home to simulate a robbery. Lowell then entered the living room and shot his family with a .22 caliber rifle and a Luger pistol. The Andrews…

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Sarah Michael

The Clutter Family Murders, the inspiration behind the novel In Cold Blood

November 15, 1959 Holcomb, Kansas Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Smith break into the Clutter home and kill the family’s mother, father, and two teenaged children Hickock and Smith had been serving time for unrelated offenses when they heard from a fellow inmate, former Clutter farmhand Floyd Wells, that Herb Clutter had a safe filled…

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Sarah Michael

Man shoots at audience at concert after believing town was mocking a failed relationship (1903)

August 13, 1903 Winfield, Kansas Gilbert Twigg fires a shotgun at a bandstand, killing 9 and wounding at least 25 before killing himself Twigg used a double-barreled shotgun to fire at the band and its audience, killing six at the scene; another three died of their wounds later. He then pulled a revolver to end…

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Sarah Michael

The Potawatomi Massacre: 5 pro-slavery men killed by abolitionists

May 24, 1856 Franklin County, Kansas John Brown, 4 of his sons, and 2 accomplices (one of whom later claimed to have been forced to assist) kill 5 pro-slavery men with broadswords and guns in retaliation following a pro-slavery attack against abolitionists Prior to the Potawatomi Massacre, a group led by a sheriff and containing…

Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2019 by Sarah Michael

Woman born with stunted limbs commits suicide because of her condition

From The Topeka Daily Herald (Topeka, Kansas) Publish May 16, 1903 A young woman named Dollie Delaney (her full name was Dora Amanda Delaney) killed herself by leveraging a rifle against a wall and using a crutch to pull its trigger. Delaney had been born with malformed limbs, and was missing her hands and feet.…

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