years. Crime In July 1913, 19 year old Madeline Rowbotham was murdered at the entrance of Krug Park. Her ex-boyfriend, Thomas Harris, slit her throat with a razor. After cutting her throat, the razor broke as he attempted to slash his own throat, and he was restrained. Harris was convicted of murder and served 29 years of a life sentence. He was paroled in 1942 and died in St. Joseph in 1954. There are much more spirits that lurk in the darkness of the woods, including the spirit of Kaytlin Root who was murdered by 18 year old Sebastian Dowell in October of 2016. She was found on one of the trails by a passing jogger, it is still suspicious to the investigators on why he did it. See also Parkway Saint Joseph, Missouri External links KRUG TRUST Krug Park References St. Joseph, Missouri Parks in Missouri Protected areas of Buchanan County, Missouri