Murder & Mayhem Jefferson City

By Michelle Brooks

The Dark Side of Jeff City

The first century of the wilderness-born Missouri capital was filled with villainous escapes from the state's only prison, resulting in theft, abuse and even murder. The grandest of escape attempts ended with the city's only triple hanging. The capital city had plenty of entrepreneurs willing to sidestep the federal Volstead Act, which attracted Ku Klux Klan activity and culminated in the election of a "law and order" sheriff, whose deputies broke laws to enforce them. Many other tragedies grieved the community, including the South Side murder of a German immigrant by a teen-aged deputy, who had been caught sleeping with the victim's daughter. Author Michelle Brooks has collected a sample of some of the shocking events of Jefferson City's first century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467152277
• ISBN13: 9781467152273
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"