"3rd Annual Murder Mystery Event"

Oct. 9th, 2010, by Nicole Ochoa

Mark your calendar for the United Way of Yuma County's 3rd Annual Murder Mystery event to be held Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 6 p.m.

As if life behind the bars at the Yuma Territorial Prison isn’t spooky enough, a murder mystery event is being planned to re-create real life 1800’s drama at the prison. All for a good cause! The United Way of Yuma County in conjunction with the Yuma Visitors Bureau will hold the one-of-a-kind event that will be sure to haunt and delight the crowd, and raise funds for United Way.

The plot will include real life stories of inmates, wardens and guards from the Yuma Territorial Prison. The infamous Arizona prison housed inmates from 1876 to 1909. To make the murder mystery event authentic, the Yuma Visitors Bureau is looking for relatives of anyone affiliated with the prison and those historic characters will be included in the custom script being developed with a professional production company.

The United Way of Yuma County Murder Mystery event will take place October 9, 2010 at the Yuma Territorial State Historic Prison at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $60 per person or $100 per couple and include the interactive dinner party, local cuisine and many infamous guests. Call the United Way of Yuma County at 928-783-0515 for ticket locations. Call Tina Clark at 928-373-5194 for more information about the Yuma Territorial Prison and to respond to the request for ancestor stories.