Suzanne Staton Ware

Death by Force

In the late afternoon heat of September 10, 1980, in Van Buren, Arkansas, a dark chapter unfolded at Staton's Jewelry Store. Inside, Suzanne Staton Ware, a young woman of 23, was working alongside her father, Kenneth Staton. As the day wound down, two men entered the store, not as customers, but with the intent of robbery. What transpired next was a brutal act of violence that would leave the small community in shock. The two men bound and gagged both Suzanne and her father. In a cold-blooded ac ...Read More

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