05/08/2024
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, first and second graders from Mary Immaculate School were treated to a mock trial of the State of Missouri v. The Big Bad Wolf. David Rouner, who was instrumental in the planning and organization of the trial, served as prosecutor while our very own Quinn Benson served as defense attorney to Mr. Wolf. Judge Matt Wilson presided.
Did Mr. Wolf blow the Little Piggies’ houses down, or was it the tornado in the area that afternoon? After many minutes of deliberating, the day ended with a hung jury. Sources tell us that Mr. Rouner intends to retry the matter. Stay tuned for more.
In the biggest trial to hit Kirksville in decades, B.B. (Big Bad) Wolf was found guilty by a jury of his peers, for huffing and puffing and blowing down the straw home of one little pig and then walking down the road where he huffed and puffed a second time, blowing down the home of the pig’s sist...