Murder & Mayhem in Southeast Kansas

Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Southeast Kansas written by Larry E. Wood and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From railroad towns like Ladore to cow towns like Newton and Wichita, southeast Kansas pulsed with rowdy activity during the late nineteenth century. The unruly atmosphere drew outlaws, including the Dalton Gang, and even crazed serial killers the likes of the Bender clan. Violent incidents, from gunfights to lynchings, punctuated the region's Wild West era, and the allure of the frontier also attracted the everyday people whose passions sometimes spawned bloodshed as well. Award-winning author Larry E. Wood explores thirteen of these remarkable episodes in the criminal history of southeast Kansas.