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A morbid interest in Sedalia crime

By Rhonda Chalfant Contributing Columnist
Posted 6/13/23

Nineteenth century Sedalians exhibited a morbid interest in crime. The Sedalia Bazoo’s editor frequently commented on the number of people who congregated at City Hall’s Justice of the Peace Court and at the County Courthouse’s courtroom to see and hear the testimony from witnesses to crimes, especially violent crimes.

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