Shadow On the Hill: The True Story of a 1925 Kansas Murder

In 1925 Kansas, Florence Knoblock was brutally murdered, shaking Coffey County. Her husband, John, faced two sensational trials amidst a flawed investigation with lost evidence, novice officers, and vanishing witnesses, before being acquitted. Eight decades later, historian Diana Staresinic-Deane explores the botched case, uncovering a possible overlooked witness. A tale of a community's quest for answers over justice.

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About the Author: Diana Staresinic-Deane
Diana Staresinic-Deane is a Kansan-gone-Californian-gone-Kansan. Fascinated by little Kansas towns and their histories, she's happiest when she's digging through old newspapers and exploring old cemeteries. You can follow her Kansas adventures on her website, Diana Staresinic-Deane: Unearthing Stories on the Prairie.
It was the most brutal murder in the history of Coffey County, Kansas.

On May 30, 1925, Florence Knoblock, a farmer's wife and the mother of a young boy, was found slaughtered on her kitchen floor. Several innocent men were taken into custody before the victim's husband, John, was accused of the crime. He would endure two sensational trials before being acquitted.

Eighty years later, local historian Diana Staresinic-Deane studied the investigation, which was doomed by destroyed evidence, inexperienced lawmen, disappearing witnesses, and a community more desperate for an arrest than justice. She would also discover a witness who may have seen the murderer that fateful morning.

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