County of park: Callaway County
Location of park: Chestnut St. and Elm St., Auxvasse
Phone: 573.386.2227
Park honors Dr. Domann who was murdered
Case facts on Domann's murder:
"In April 1980 Doyle Williams and John Morgan burglarized the medical offices of Dr. A. H. Domann in Auxvasse, Missouri taking, among other items, blank prescription pads.
"Shortly thereafter, defendant and Morgan went to Morgan’s trailer home and in the presence of Kerry Brummett, discussed means of utilizing the prescription pads.
"At that time, Brummett, who was Morgan’s roommate, saw the prescription pads which bore Dr. Domann’s name. Later in the day, defendant made an effort to pass forged prescriptions in a Columbia drug store, but was caught, arrested and charged and later convicted of attempt to obtain a controlled substance by fraud.
"Faced with the charge arising from the forged prescription, defendant was convinced he could "beat the rap" and confided to Morgan that he could avoid conviction "if the doctor didn’t testify that he hadn’t signed the prescription" – a presage for the death of Dr. Domann.
"Sometime later, on October 7, 1980, Williams revealed to Morgan that he had killed Dr. Domann and placed his body in a Callaway County clay pit. On October 8, 1980 defendant suggested that Kerry Brummett should meet the same fate as Dr. Domann in retribution for having testified against Morgan in forgery charge proceedings.
"The next day, October 9, 1980 Betty Coleman, a friend of Doyle Williams arranged for a date with Kerry Brummett in Jefferson City. She drove the unsuspecting Brummett to a deserted area in Callaway County adjacent to the Missouri River for an early morning rendezvous with Morgan and Williams.
"Brummett was dragged from the auto by Williams and Morgan. They beat and kicked Brummett about the head and body. Williams used a .357 Magnum to beat Brummett. Using a pair of handcuffs he had previously borrowed from a Auxvasse police officer friend, Williams, with Morgan’s help, was able to bind Brummett’s hands behind his back and force him, bleeding and dazed, into the trunk of Coleman’s auto.
"Brummet was then driven to a location near the river bank and pulled from the car. Morgan obtained a bumper jack and rope to serve as a body weight. Williams continued his bodily attack on the handcuffed victim, striking him in the back and sending him stumbling down the riverbank toward the Missouri River. Brummett continued to resist and assured the men he would not testify against them.
"Brummett ran directly into the river and, still handcuffed, sank beneath the surface, able to rise twice. As Brummett surfaced for the second time, Williams ordered Morgan to shoot him. Morgan responded by firing over the victim’s head. Williams made an attempt to retrieve the body and remove the handcuffs which could be traced, but he failed in his effort. The body was retrieved seven days later on a sandbar.
"Cause of the victim’s death was drowning. His scalp had been lacerated by a blunt instrument. At the point of assault, the victim’s eye glasses and plastic name tag were found. Brummett’s gold chain, traces of the victim of blood, hair and the brand of cigarettes smoked by him were found in the car used by defendant and Morgan." ~ murderpedia