December 15, 1985Maplewood, MissouriThree men break into the house of Fred Harmon (88), beat him, stuff him in a deep freezer, and leave him to die Terry Wilson (20), Robert Walls (20), and Tommy Thomas (18) met each other in a St. Louis, Missouri halfway house while awaiting parole for various offenses. The trio walked…
Man kills parents, 2 brothers
December 11, 1985Lathrop, MissouriFour members of the Sloan family are killed in their home by the eldest son Early on December 11, Jeffery Sloan (19) entered his parent’s bedroom with a .38 caliber pistol and shot his father, Paul, as he slept. The bullet struck Paul in the chin and passed through his neck. The…
Man kills his wife with antifreeze and battery acid
December 4, 2006Near Bethany, MissouriAnna Yoder Borntreger (26) dies, ostensibly from liver problems Anna’s death, while sudden, was not presumed to have been foul play, primarily because she had been ill for a short while prior to her death. Some of her family had their suspicions, however. “They felt that maybe it wasn’t actually a…
Family of 4, including 2 young children, shot and killed in their home
November 20, 1910 Barnard, Missouri Four members of the Hubbell family are shot before their house is burned to destroy any evidence The evening before the shootings, Oda Hubbell had been seen in an argument with Hezekiah “Hez” Rasco over a financial issue. Depending on the source, Oda had won either $60 (about $1,650 today)…
Man hanged for killing wife, children with axe
March 30, 1899 Harrisonville, Missouri Edwin Bates Soper is hanged for the murder of his wife and two children In April 1891, Soper suddenly announced to neighbors and acquaintances he had heard of a local “blind tiger” (an illegal saloon) and had decided to move there, then quickly sold his butcher shop and moved away.…
