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Hamilton was a slaveowner who had been driven from Linn County to Missouri by James Montgomery and sought revenge. [8] After taking 11 local free-staters hostage from their homes and fields, the border ruffians forced them into a nearby ravine and began shooting at them. 10 of the men were hit by the fire, five of them fatally. The wife of one ...
Linn County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census , the population was 11,874. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Linneus . [ 2 ]
Unidentified murder victims in Missouri (1 P) Pages in category "People murdered in Missouri" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools on Monday urged the state's attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at ...
Victim advocates call on Missouri officials to hold religious boarding schools accountable. Gannett. Ryan Collingwood, Springfield News-Leader. May 14, 2024 at 11:42 PM.
Catherine Daisy Coleman (March 30, 1997 – August 4, 2020) was an American sexual assault victim advocate who was the subject of the 2016 documentary film Audrie & Daisy, for which she received a Cinema Eye Honor. Coleman co-founded the non-profit organization SafeBAE, which was aimed at preventing sexual assault in schools.
Linneus was designated county seat in 1839. [6] Originally Linnville, its name was changed to honor Carl Linnaeus in 1840. [7] A post office called Linneus has been in operation since 1840. [8] The Linn County Courthouse and Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [9]
The Confederates still had a large supply train with them, slowing the retreat. By the evening of October 24, the Army of Missouri had entered Kansas; Confederate soldiers looted and burned as they went. That night, Price camped near Trading Post [27] in Linn County, [1] with the camp split into two segments by the Marais des Cygnes River. [27]