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William F Bog Bow

Case from Winfield, KS dated Aug 13, 1903

Victim Details

William F Bog Bow

Male

White / Caucasian

Winfield

KS

1903-08-13

55

William

F Bog Bow

06/28/2026

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On a warm summer evening in Winfield, Kansas, the community gathered for a concert by W.H. Caman's military band at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Main Street. Among the large crowd on August 13, 1903, was a 55-year-old White/Caucasian male named William F. "Bog" Bowman. The pleasant atmosphere of the open-air concert was shattered at about 9:00 p.m. when a barrage of gunfire erupted from a nearby alley.

Hidden behind the Odd Fellows building, a 35-year-old man named Gilbert A. Twigg had ...
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