Shankton, Missouri

Shankton is an incorporated town in the forests of Dent County. Missouri. It is approximately eight miles northeast of Salem, Missouri. It is known as "The Most Dangerous Small Town in the Midwest" by some, due to the extreme extent of murder in the town.
== History ==
=== Founding of Shankton ===
Shankton, Missouri was founded on May 31st, 1884 by Charles Coring Shankton. He had issues with speaking and couldn't handle loud noises, so he decided to seek a place that was far more quiet than the town of Salem. Before living in Salem, he also lived in Bozeman, Montana, and he engraved "Bozeman" into the side of one of the supports, the first thing he did after finishing the log cabin he built in the woods of Missouri. Charles was severely discomforted by July when he started hearing screams outside of his cabin in the morning. Instead of going out to help or investigate, he hid out in his house for longer to try and brush off the noises. Eventually, he heard more screams that grew louder and more agonizing, more raw and emotional. By early morning on July 28th, he heard the most gut-wrenching scream of all, but this one was far different. It appeared to have force. He was dropped to the floor and couldn't get back up. He was knocked out and couldn't remember much else, later writing about this in "about seven" diaries (according to one that was found) that were hid in several locations in the forest. Only three diaries were found so far, the last one found on June 6th, 2006. The latest entry discovered was in the second diary. It was dated August 15th and said nothing but "I will go." Nothing was heard of from Charles again.
=== Surrounded in Mystery ===
=== Out of Abandon ===
=== The Headless Murders of Shankton, Missouri ===
On August 2nd, 2001, a man named Rodney White was found dead and decapitated in his home in Shankton. Just three days later, on August 5th, 2001, Cara White was found dead and decapitated in her home. Both were related, and it was suspected these murders had to do with a grudge against the White family. Pamona White, Cara's sister who was staying with her for the day, witnessed the murder. "He was headless and wearing a baby blue and white shirt stained in blood. I don't know how he could survive like this! I know nothing about these events." On August 6th, 2001, the bodies of a couple were found in the middle of the woods near Shankton, both split into multiple pieces. When three days later police returned to investigate the crime scene again and to collect the bodies this time, the bodies were gone and in their place were signs of a fire. Soon after, one of the police officers involved in the investigation, Walter Berry, was killed and found in a creek near Shankton.The August 6th section was made by Hiuyju. 
These murders started to die down, until June 26th, 2002, when the entrance to a farm mysteriously exploded close to the site of where a man who worked on the farm, Lee Hayes, was found killed, but not beheaded. His wife, Ann Hayes, described the murderer the same way as Pamona White did. 
On June 29th, 2002, the body of a 12 year old boy named John Edwards was found in an abandoned house in Shankton. A few days earlier, the boy had gone missing after leaving the Shankton Country Store. On John's forehead, the date 06.07.2002, and the words "fun jump", were spelled out. On that exact date, a body was found at the bottom of a cliff, seemingly having been pushed off. The body was not able to be identified due to the face having been cut up. The body would mysteriously disappear two days after being found, suddenly reappearing on the top of the cliff six months later.Hiuyju On January 5th, 2003, the bodies of two unrelated Shankton residents, Kaya Pale and Barney Whutam, were found dead in the Number 114 Reservoir, which is north of Short Bend, Missouri. These murders started to die down until May 3rd, 2005, when Harold Williams was found with an axe in his back next to a creek. On July 7th, 2005, the heads of three unidentified figures were found on the mantle of a home.
=== Current State ===
Missouri
== References ==
Category:Series: The Unexplainable