By the time of Jackson's death, he and Ellison were estranged, and she and the couple's four children had moved to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

[9][8] Three days later, a local farmer found Bozarth's body in a field between Bradleyville and Brownbranch; his car and money were gone.

[9] Bozarth's remains were taken by Forsyth police officers and Taney County Coroner Bob Thornhill to Branson.

[9][8] Investigators received a tip from Wewoka, Oklahoma, that a man matching their suspect's description was in their town.

Taney County Sheriff Bill Pumphrey and Prosecuting Attorney Joe Gideon traveled from Forsyth to Wewoka to attempt to apprehend Bozarth's murderer.

[6][10] The trial began on December 10, 1934, with jury selection and voir dire, although witnesses were not called to the stand until 3:00 pm.

Judge Robert Gideon called in the jury after two hours of deliberation, and discovered that nine of the jurors were for the death penalty and three were for life imprisonment.

[6] Jackson was taken to the state penitentiary in Jefferson City where he was held in solitary confinement for over two years.

Moore, Taney County Sheriff Henry Simmons and Harvey George of the Missouri Highway Patrol traveled to Jefferson City to collect Jackson for the execution.

[6] The next morning, a few minutes before six o'clock, it is estimated that at least 400 people were waiting outside the courthouse to witness the hanging of Roscoe Jackson.

Ten minutes later, he was pronounced dead by Dr. Kerr of Crane and Dr. Shumate of Reeds Spring.

Jackson's father, mother, and siblings attended his funeral; his estranged wife and children did not.

[7][12] In September 1937, Governor Lloyd Crow Stark signed a bill that exclusively authorized the use of lethal gas for Missouri's executions moving forward.

Barr and Jackson were the last people hanged in Missouri, and the state carried out its first gas chamber execution on March 4, 1938.