Submitted by Alarmed-Cartoonist39 t3_101kdrd in springfieldMO
Alarmed-Cartoonist39 OP t1_j2ny2of wrote
Reply to comment by LifeRocks114 in dark tourist needing directions by Alarmed-Cartoonist39
Is someone interested in places historically associated with death and tragedy like murder sites famous graves the odd and obscure that's what I'm needing directions to in Springfield
Starportalskye t1_j2ovpxw wrote
John Feeney was a local school teacher who’s family was killed in their home in the 90’s. I believe the house is still around and you can find the address in an old news article from the time it happened by googling his name, mrdrs, 90s. I never hear anyone talk about this but he was not charged and their killer was never found.
GBBorkington t1_j2p4o0s wrote
He was charged but found not guilty. There’s also a podcast out about it on Ozarks True Crime, if you want to hear about it.
Starportalskye t1_j30bhc2 wrote
Right
VaderTower t1_j2ptt0v wrote
One of the most famous in recent memory is the Springfield Three.
The house is at 1717 E. Delmar Street
LifeRocks114 t1_j2nyx0n wrote
lmao good luck, the only major thing we have is the springfield three and since they've never found the bodies, there are no graves for them. the crime scene house was sold and is a private residence who has no problems calling police. next best would be pythian castle but it's got it's own "ghost tours" you get into, they close it down every night and security is fair. after that would be acid tunnels but I wouldn't trust going in there alone at night, even with a camera and flash light.
GundleFly t1_j2omqf5 wrote
Young Brothers Massacre (just saw that someone else posted this)
And more recently The Staudte Family Murders
Golden3ye t1_j2o28w2 wrote
Don’t we have like a super famous shootout that happened on the square
LifeRocks114 t1_j2o3dbh wrote
there was, and the museum on the square might have info about it, but the only notable thing on the square itself is the plaque about the lynchings of Fred Coker and Horace Duncan
Cloud_Disconnected t1_j2o4wrb wrote
The shootout was on the square between Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt over a pocket watch lost in a poker game. There is a marker showing where Wild Bill stood and it has a diagram of the shootout.
As far as I know it's the only historical case of a movie-style stand-and-draw type duel, it's fairly famous.
Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_j2ombcl wrote
Tutt is buried in Maple Park Cemetery, I think. Corner of Campbell and Grand. The history museum does have an exhibit on it.
Cloud_Disconnected t1_j2outrd wrote
That is correct, he is buried there and there's a marker.
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