On the afternoon of January 2, 1932, a violent confrontation known as the Young Brothers Massacre unfolded at a farmhouse near Brookline, just outside of Springfield, Missouri. The incident claimed the life of Greene County Sheriff Marcell C. Hendrix, a 44-year-old White male who had served in his position for exactly three years. He had led a group of law enforcement officers to the rural property with the intention of apprehending two brothers who were wanted for a series of crimes, including
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