The life of the acclaimed middleweight boxing champion, Stanislaw Ketchel, came to a violent and premature end on October 15, 1910. Known professionally as 'The Michigan Assassin,' the 24-year-old male had traveled to Missouri to train and recover at the Dickerson Ranch, a property located near Conway and owned by his friend, R.P. Dickerson. While staying at the ranch, he encountered a couple hired to work on the property: Walter Dipley, who was using the alias Walter Hurtz, and Goldie Smith, wh
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