George Butcher

In the late summer of 1911, a sense of duty weighed heavily on the shoulders of Marshal George M. Butcher, a 45-year-old Caucasian man serving the community of Missouri Valley, Iowa. On August 16th, his path fatefully crossed with two suspicious men, setting in motion a tragic chain of events that would end his life and send shockwaves through the small town.

With eight years of service under his belt, Butcher was a seasoned lawman, a husband, and a father to six children. On that Wednesd ...

Marshal George M. Butcher