Savage Treatment: The Murder of Nathaniel Cook, Jr.
Missourians were shocked to learn of a brutal murder in Dunklin County on August 6, 1851. The victim was Nathaniel Cook Jr., shot from ambush in a cypress swamp about four miles south of Kennett.
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Missourians were shocked to learn of a brutal murder in Dunklin County on August 6, 1851. The victim was Nathaniel Cook Jr., shot from ambush in a cypress swamp about four miles south of Kennett.
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No other river best captures the diverse nature of Missouri than the St. Francis River. The river begins its 426-mile course in the St. Francis Mountains, flows rapidly in its rugged upper part, before taking the appearance of a typical Ozark river, then ends in the flat swampy country of southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas.
Greitens wins Dunklin County with 40.8 percent of the vote, followed by Schmitt at 34.5 percent, and Hartzler with 20.2 percent. Campbell voters said yes to Ordinance No. 798 with a 93 to 76 vote....
Dwayne Woods, a Dunklin County inmate was taken by ambulance to the Pemiscot Memorial Hospital. While at the hospital the inmate escaped the custody of the Corrections Officer. A search of the...