Prohibition, Prostitution, and Murder in Helena

The 18th Amendment ushered in Prohibition, outlawing the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol and ushering in an epidemic of organized crime across the nation. On December 2, 1929, a young woman was murdered on South Main Street in Helena. Her business partner was shot three times in the face and lived to name the alleged killer. But the Townsend man she identified was acquitted and the case was closed . . . until now. History teacher, historical playwright, and curator of the Jefferson County Museum, Terri Atwood, delves into the question, “who killed Bobby Kelly?”