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September 20, 2021 By

Notorious Missouri: 200 Years of Historic Crimes


Event Details

  • Date: October 4, 2021 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Kirkwood Historical Society Friends Speaker Series Presents:

Notorious Missouri: 200 Years of Historic Crimes

 

Speakers: Vickie and Jim Erwin 

 

 

Jim and Vicki Erwin, co-authors of “Notorious Missouri: 200 Years of Historic Crimes,” cover crimes committed across our state as well as others that hit close to home for local residents. Those include the murder that inspired the song “Frankie and Johnnie,” duals on “Bloody Island” and the Bobby Greenlease abduction and murder. Their book also includes the kidnapping and captivity of Sean Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, and the fatal shooting spree at Kirkwood City Hall.

For more background on their book, see the feature story that appeared in the WKT back in May: https://rb.gy/rc1fkc.

Join us via Zoom as Jim and Vickie regale us with the details of these fascinating stories and more!

 

October 4, 2021, 6 pm, via Zoom

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88310306963?pwd=eHN6TXVwdGExNzVIZnBkMkdlWVg0Zz09
Meeting ID: 883 1030 6963
Passcode: 642432

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