James Dawson Billiter

Death by Force

On the warm evening of August 13, 1903, the town of Winfield, Kansas, was alive with the melodies of Camon's Band, a regular weekly concert that drew the community to the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Main Street. Among the crowd was James Dawson Billiter, a 23-year-old man, enjoying the music and the summer night. The peaceful scene was shattered at approximately 9:15 p.m. when a barrage of shotgun blasts tore through the unsuspecting audience, turning a night of entertainment into one of ho ...Read More

1903 The Camon Band Massacre

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