In the quiet farming community of Kearney, Missouri, a sinister plot unfolded on January 30, 1880, forever altering the Soper family. John Lewis Soper, a local farmer, was a man whose life was abruptly and violently ended by a betrayal of the deepest kind. Unbeknownst to him, his own son, Edward Bates Soper, harbored a deep-seated resentment that would curdle into a murderous rage.
On that fateful day, Edward, a man in his mid-twenties, orchestrated a chillingly calculated plan. He establ
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