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Gus Meeks

Death by Force
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Gus Meeks, along with his family, was brutally murdered on the night of May 10, 1894, in Linn County, Missouri. The Meeks family, consisting of Gus, his wife Delora, and their children Hattie and Mary, were taken from their home and killed in cold blood. The only survivor was their six-year-old daughter, Nellie Meeks, who managed to escape despite being severely injured. The bodies of the Meeks family were discovered buried under a haystack on the farm of George Taylor, a prominent local figure. ...Read More
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  • Meeks Murders of Sullivan County & Linn County Missouri, part of the MOGEN Web Project
  • Folktale relates town's horror over Meeks' family murders
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    Victim Details

    Gus Meeks

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Linn

    MO

    1894-05-10

    Gus

    Meeks

    11/19/2025

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