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Intent to Kill: The 1946 Joseph McClain Shooting Spree

Ai generated image of a Dover Police car chasing the car of Joseph McClain through Dover, 2025. (Source: ImageFX)

The path of Joseph McClain led from his rural Tennessee roots to a dramatic shooting spree in the heart of Dover, Ohio. Joseph L. McClain (1909-1969) was born in Tennessee in late 1909 or early 1910, the son of farmer Charles McClain and his wife, Laura (Skillern) McClain. Recorded as four months old in theContinue reading “Intent to Kill: The 1946 Joseph McClain Shooting Spree”