Lyon County, Kansas

Murder, Mystery and Just Plain Spooky

A Kansas Mayor Dead (Mayor J. B. Walkup) ~ August 24, 1885

It May Be Murder ~ 30 March 1900

Emporia Man Stabbed ~ 10 Aug 1900

Mystery of Emporia ~ 16 June 1901

Boy Slain Playing Robber (Griffith Hughes) ~ April 16, 1909

Recalls Old Poison Death ~ 16 August 1909

Hertz and Bride No. 2 ~ July 28, 1913

Mystery In Hotel Fire ~ 21 March 1921

William Alexander Shoots Two Women (Agnes Delmer & Marie Cary) / Sentencing~ July 31, 1922

Salesman's Body Taken From River ~ 10 Sept 1948

Gunman Kills 1 and Wounds 4 in Kansas Church Shooting ~ March 7, 1988

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