Which American outlaw settled at the Mathew H. Ritchey House?
Mathew H. Ritchey House Mathew H. Ritchey House, also known as "Mansion House" and Belle Starr House, is a historic home located at Newtonia, Newton County, Missouri. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, brick dwelling with a two-story rear wing. It rests on a sandstone block foundation and side gable roof. It features a one-story front portico and interior end chimneys. Also on the property is the contributing Ritchey family cemetery and an outbuilding. It was the site of three American Civil War skirmishes and one of the few structures to survive the First Battle of Newtonia and Second Battle of Newtonia. It was also the setting for one of Belle Starr's youthful adventures.
Lavinia Fisher Lavinia Fisher (1793 – February 18, 1820) is reported by some legends to have been the first female serial killer in the United States of America. Her origins are unknown ; however, Fisher resided in the United States for much of her life. She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery—a capital offense at the time—not murder. Historians have begun to question the veracity of the traditional legend and some assert that Lavinia Fisher never killed anyone. Some, however, believe she would kill her victims by crushing their heads between her legs. She was, however, an active member of a large gang of highwaymen who operated out of two houses in the backcountry near Charleston, the Five Mile House and the Six Mile House. It is not clear whether the Six Mile House was a hotel, but it did serve as a hideout for a number of outlaws.