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In the winter of 1931, the town of West Plains, Missouri, was gripped by a sense of unease following a brazen robbery at a local men's clothing store. Two nights after the McCallon's Men Wear was pilfered by thieves who carefully selected their loot, a fateful encounter would leave the community mourning its top lawman. On the morning of December 19th, Howell County Sheriff C. Roy Kelly, a 46-year-old male, was alerted to the presence of suspicious men in a blue De Soto at a downtown garage. Res ...Read More
Victim Details

C. Roy Kelly

Male

White / Caucasian

West-plains

MO

1931-12-19

46

C.

Roy Kelly

01/19/2026