Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County, Missouri
Jefferson County, Missouri is located just a few miles south of St. Louis. Yet, beneath its sleepy rural small town history lie the stories of over 200 years of murder, mystery, and intrigue. Each Tuesday, at 5:00 pm, Central Time, the Jefferson County Library Genealogy Department will share the details of the more sinister events of the county's history.
Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County, Missouri
The Jaded Love Murders: Meloy & Greenhill-Uren (1901)
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Mindy Hudson
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Season 1
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Episode 12
Mrs. Sadie Greenhill Uren was a pretty, young divorcee' whose newfound freedom also brought the attentions of several eligible young men to her door. Her delight about this turn of events was not shared by her brothers, Will and Dan Greenhill, who would rather have seen her dead than living so scandalously. On the night of September 28, 1901, a visit from suitor John Meloy ended in a bizarre tragedy which made that wish come true.
And the only man who may have known what really happened, wasn't talking.
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