Location     Peace Church Cemetery Joplin Missouri      Date       March 2007      History                             The speculated source of the Peace Church Cemetery haunting is "Badman Billy Cook". William Cook Jr., began a tortured childhood in Joplin, Missouri. He started his murder spree on December 30, 1950.  For 22 days he traveled the Southern states on a senseless rampage. He kidnapped 9 people, murdered a family of five and a salesman made six. He was eventually caught in Mexico, sentenced to 300 years in 1951 for the murder of the Mosser family and put to death in the gas chamber in San Quentin for the murder of the salesman. His last statement - "I hate everybody's guts and everybody hates mine." His body was returned to Joplin, he was buried at the Peace Church Cemetery, his grave, unmarked.  For more information on Billy Cook go to our links page.      Paranormal Accounts         Strange sounds, voices and eerie lights that have been heard and seen in the cemetery. There are also reports of a ghostly figure who has been seen lurking in the trees, peering out at passersby and then vanishing when approached. The ghostly figure has also been desribed as wearing a cloke.      Personal Experiences             During the investigation we only found a high EMF reading. There were no personal experiences. Update August 2009 - Paranormal Investigations are no longer allowed due to vandalism, you will be arrested for trespassing. Update September 2009 - The real Billy Cook's grave has been identified. We have confirmed it is real, but is unmarked. It is not the head stone marked William Cook, that is his father. However, we cannot release information due to fear of further vandalim and theft.

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