Hezekiah Rasco, MO, 1912 March 26

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followed the trail to his home where he was found in
hiding. A bloody shotgun was found on the Rasco premises
and the shoes of the suspected man fitted the tracks
around the Hubbell home. He was tried at Maryville a yeal
ago and found guilty. According to evidence at the trial
a poker gamé in which Rassco loss heavily and Hubbell
won furnished the motive for the quadruple killing,"
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, Jacksonville, 3-7-1912,

Appealed and affirmed 14) SOUTHWESTERN 9 with execution
date set for March 26, 191% See appeal as it has good
account of crime,

Execution date of March 26, 1912, confirmed by L. Me
‘Nicholas, Clerk of Nodaway County
_ WORKSHEET PREPARED - MISSOURI NOT WRITTEN UP BOUND
Prev. served term for murder, WOMEN I N CRIME,
6/29/1938, p 28 - MO B&ém EXCERPTS,

followed the trail to his home where he was found in
hiding. A bloody shotgun was found on the Rasco premises
and the shoes of the suspected man fitted the tracks
around the Hubbell home. He was tried at Maryville a yea
ago and found guilty. According to evidence at the trial|
a poker gamé in which Rassco loss heavily and Hubbell
won furnished the motive for the quadruple killing,"
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, Jacksonville, 3-7-1912.

Appealed and affirmed 14) SOUTHWESTERN 9 with execution
date set for March 26, 191 See appeal as it has good
account of crime,

Fxecution date of March 26, 1912, confirmed by L. Me
‘Nicholas, Clerk of Nodaway County
__ WORKSHEET PREPARED - MISSOURI NOT WRITTEN UP BOUND
Prev. served term for murder, WOMEN I N CRIME,
6/29/1938, p 28 - MO B&w EXCLRPTS,

followed the trail to his home where he was found in
hiding. A bloody shotgun was found on the Rasco premises}
and the shoes of the suspected man fitted the tracks
around the Hubbell home, He was tried at Maryville a yea|
ago and found guilty, According to evidence at the trial]
a poker gamé in which Rassco loss heavily and Hubbell
won furnished the motive for the ouadruple killing,"
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, Jacksonville, 3-7-1912.

Appealed and affirmed 1h SOUTHVESTERN LL9 with execution]
date set for March 26, 191% See appeal as it has good
account of crime,

Execution date of March 26, 1912, confirmed by lL. Me

Nicholas, Clerk of Nodaway County

WORKSHEET PREPARED - MISSOURI NOT NUP BOUND
Frev. served term for murder, WOMEN I N CRIME,
6/29/1938, p 28 - MO B&a EXCLAPTS.

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 RASCO, Hezekiah |
Marek, 26,1912.
"eecea man named Hezekiah Rasco was hanged for k
the Hubbell family - this on April 7, 1911." in Nodaway
County, Missourie (This evidently date of crime - see
belew)
leteer from ‘Leah Johnson, Librarian, The lle Libr
Maryville, Missouri. SathG at
1 3e6-1912—4 movement is under way to obtain a commutation
of sentence in the case of Hez Rasco, ‘the murderer of the
Hubbell family, who is to be executed this month. Rascos
crime was one of the most atrocious in criminal annals.
Eis victims were Odell Hubbell and his wife and two chil-
dren who were found murdered in their home in Nodaway Co,
in Nov. 20, 1910. Suspicion pointed toward Rasce, who
had served a prison term for one murder, Bloodhounds

RASCO, Hezekiah
: Marek 2, /G1L.
eseea man named HeZekiah Rasco was hanged for k:
the Hubbell family = this on April ’7, 1911." in Nodaway
eng Missouri. (This evidently date of crime - see
below
leteer from Leah Johnson, Librarian, The Maryville Libr
Maryville, Missouri. mh
1326-19124 movement is under way to obtain a commutation
of sentence in the case of Hez Rasco, ‘the murderer of the
fubbell family, who is to be executed this month, Rascos
crime was one of the most atrocious in criminal annals.
His victims were Odell Hubbell and his wife and two chil-
dren who were found mrdered in their home in Nodaway Co,
in Nov. 20, 1910. Suspicion pointed toward Rasce, who
had served a prison term for one murder, Bloodhounds

or killing
cum repress : in Nodaway
seed Missouri. (This evidently date of crime - see

ow)
aetare fran Leah Johnson, Librarian, The Maryville Library]

Maryville, Missouri.
"3-6-1912" movement is under way to obtain a commutation]

Hubbell family, who is to be executed this month,
crime was one of the most atrocious in criminal a
His victins were Odell Hubbell and bia scife,and two chil-|

were found mrdered in their home in Nodaway Cos
Biers 20, 1910, Suspicion pointed toward Rasco, who
had served a prison term for one murder, Bloodhounds

Marek Lb, 19/2)



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