In 1890 two Kansas cattlemen were murdered in Elk and Chautauqua Counties.
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The author has spent years studying newspapers and legal documents to chronicle events occurring before and after the homicides.
The crime remains unsolved.
Gibson was poisoned in a hotel room while Frazer was brutally stabbed on the prairie.
Frazer were killed after Tick Fever decimated herds, which was brought to Kansas with their Texas Longhorns.
Gibson and John S.
William H.
In 1890 two Kansas cattlemen were murdered in Elk and Chautauqua Counties