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Alarmed-Cartoonist39 OP t1_j2ny2of wrote

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

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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.

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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.

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VaderTower t1_j2ptt0v wrote

One of the most famous in recent memory is the Springfield Three.

The house is at 1717 E. Delmar Street

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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.

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Golden3ye t1_j2o28w2 wrote

Don’t we have like a super famous shootout that happened on the square

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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

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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.

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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.

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