Petite, but scrappy, Helen Vachuda proved she could take care of herself when she shot and killed her abusive stepfather in 1929 in Barnhart, Missouri.Be sure to visit our sister site: Old Fashioned Murder and Mayhem https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2109079.rss

Petite, but scrappy, Helen Vachuda proved she could take care of herself when she shot and killed her abusive stepfather in 1929 in Barnhart, Missouri. Be sure to visit our sister site: Old Fashioned Murder and Mayhem https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2109079.rss

Petite, but scrappy, Helen Vachuda proved she could take care of herself when she shot and killed her abusive stepfather in 1929 in Barnhart, Missouri.Be sure to visit our sister site: Old Fashioned Murder and Mayhem https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2109079.rss

Prohibition and Patricide: William "Big Bill" Zaruba (1929)

Jefferson County, Missouri is located just a few miles south of St. Louis. Yet, beneath its sleepy rural small town history lie the stories of over 200 years of murder, mystery, and intrigue. Each Tuesday, at 5:00 pm, Central Time, the Jefferson County Library Genealogy Department will share the details of the more sinister events of the county's history.

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Prohibition and Patricide: William "Big Bill" Zaruba (1929)

Prohibition and Patricide: William "Big Bill" Zaruba (1929)