This was on the St. Francois Co., Mo. mailing list so I thought someone from St. Louis may know the names mentioned. Sharon ____________________________________ From: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 9/22/2008 10:13:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: [MOSTFRAN] Brutal Killing of Shirley Jean Coxey (1945) LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, November 30, 1945 DAUGHTER OF FORMER BISMARCK RESIDENT KILLED IN ST. LOUIS The brutal killing of a 9-year-old St. Louis girl reported by city newspapers last Friday once again involved a former local person, Walter Coxey, father of Shirley Jean, formerly lived in Bismarck and attended the Flat River Junior College in 1923. Mr. and Mrs. Coxey, who operated a rooming house at 3817 Washington Blvd., reported her missing that night after the father accompanied her part way home. The body was found the next morning in an alley, beaten badly around the head and face. The girl had been criminally attacked. [There are three photographs] [Caption:] Shown above are Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Coxey of St. Louis and their 9-year-old daughter, Shirley Jean, who was killed Thanksgiving night by an assailant not as yet apprehended. Below, where body was found. Pictures courtesy of St. Louis Globe-Democrat. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)