The details of this case are so grizzly and complicated it's hard to believe that it really happened and wasn't just some awful plot for a made-for-TV horror movie. What has become known as the Gypsy Rose murder plot has just been recognized as the most notorious crime in Missouri history and it would be hard to argue otherwise.
I've heard it said that no one likes a bragger. However, I've also heard it said that it isn't bragging if you can actually do it. With that in mind, I'm not meaning to brag, but sliced bread really was invented in Missouri and I can prove it.
Apparently, it is Sliced Bread day in Missouri on July, 7th because if you didn't know (like me) sliced bread is old, and it was invented in a small Missouri town, here are the fun details of this unique story!
A northwest Missouri man who spent nearly a quarter-century trying to clear his name after he was twice convicted in his neighbor's shooting death is suing a former special state prosecutor and others he says conspired to violate his civil rights through a false arrest and malicious prosecution.
Platte County's circuit clerk says a special prosecutor has dismissed a first-degree murder charge against a northwest Missouri man facing a third trial in his neighbor's 1990 death.
A northwest Missouri man facing a third trial in the shooting death of a neighbor is due in court for a hearing on whether a new prosecuting attorney assigned to his case can be replaced by a special prosecutor.