"Uncle Reid committed suicide!" Shirley read from an article found in Mother's genealogy records. We looked at each other in amazement as I shouted, "Mother, what happened to Uncle Reid$1583" A compelling true drama of political corruption, voter fraud and murder focusing on the 1932 Pendergast era in Kansas City, Missouri. Uncle Reid was a courageous and political figure who dared to take on the Pendergast machine! Did Uncle Reid commit suicide or was he another victim of the political machine$1584 Did he uncover ties to the mob and corruption$1585 Did he pose a threat to Tom Pendergast's political machine$1586 Who was the unknown woman in Uncle Reid's life that appeared shortly before his death and disappeared right after he died$1587 Was she a part of a plot against Uncle Reid$1588 We discovered at the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department that suicide records are not kept and that the coroner in 1932 was a Pendergast elected official. No police or coroners records and no living relatives made our quest for answers frustrating. Watch for many twists and turns.
