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In the early days of January 1990, a violent series of events began to unfold across the Midwest, eventually claiming the life of 40-year-old male Roy Eddie Donahue. Roy was visiting the home of his stepfather, Frankie Thomas Merrifield, located in the vicinity of Montrose and Clinton, Missouri. The two men were spending time together when they were joined by three acquaintances who had recently traveled from Kansas City: Robert Wesley Knighton, a 48-year-old career criminal who had recently abs ...Read More
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Victim Details

Roy E. Donahue

Male

Montrose

MO

1990-01-06

40

Roy

Eddie Donahue

01/18/2026