Former Legion building was site of tragic murder
The former American Legion building in Lyndora that is being demolished this week once was a store and even a tattoo parlor, according to Dave Zarnick, president of the Butler Township board of commissioners.
Though Zarnick said he doesn’t recall when the building was built, he does remember its history.
“There was a murder down there,” he said. “I remember that happening, I was on the (Butler Township) commissioners at the time.”
As the building at 100 Bessemer Avenue is demolished, officials recalled the long murder investigation that took place inside the former Lyndora Tattoo Parlor.
On Christmas Eve 2008, 24-year-old Shawn Murphey walked into the shop to receive a tattoo. He was shot and killed by shop owner Kevin Campbell, according to reports.
