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Category Archives: General
Valentine Death: Murder of Catherine Decora 1965
Murder Victim Catherine Decora (Katherine DeKora) 1917-1965 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Kenneth Taylor Residence Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County February 14, 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2010 The Valentine’s … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Charles E. Decora, Dr. Thomas Coriden, Edward Samore, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Kenneth Taylor, Louisa Bear Bear, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Catherine DeCora, unsolved murder of Catherine DeKora, unsolved murder of Katherine DeKora, unsolved Sioux City murders, unsolved Woodbury County murder, Valentines Day Death: Murder of Catherine Decora 1965
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Bound and Gagged: Murder of Francis Rafferty 1964
Murder Victim Francis John Rafferty 58-year-old Millworker Carr, Adams and Collier Company 1905-1964 Cause of Death: Asphyxiation Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Rafferty Home Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque County February 8, 1964 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 Shortly … Continue reading
“Right Place, Wrong Time”: Murder of Edward Kriz 1962
Murder Victim Edward A. Kriz 43-year-old Owner George’s Buffet Tavern 1919-1962 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Elimination of Witness Murder Scene and Date Hamburg Inn No. 2 214 North Linn Street Iowa City, Iowa Johnson County November 10, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "Right Place, Charles H. Snider, Edward O'Connor, George's Buffet Tavern, Glen Evans, Hamburg Inn No. 2, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judge James Ganney, Phyllis Fleming, Ralph Neuzil, Robert Joseph Schneider, Shannon's Supper Club, unsolved Iowa City Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Johnson County Iowa Murder, unsolved murder of Edward Kriz, Wrong Time": Murder of Edward Kriz 1962
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Burning Murder? Death of Lucille DeVries 1962
Victim Lucille Elaine DeVries 22-year-old Secretary, Iowa Company Waitress, Frontier Ballroom 1940-1962 Cause of Death: Burns Motive: Unknown Crime Scene and Date 607 3rd Street NE Mason City, Iowa Cerro Gordo County October 10, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Burning Murder?: Death of Lucille DeVries 1962, David J. Butler, death of Lucille DeVries, Dr. J.E. Christopherson, Fire Chief A. Boyd Arnold, Frontier Ballroom, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judy Siskow, unsolved Cerro Gordo County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Mason City murder, Wheel-In Restaurant
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Explosion in the Night: Murder of William L. Meadows 1961
Murder Victim William Lawrence Meadows 36-year-old Farmer Plainfield Town Marshal WWII Veteran 1924-1961 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Hartmann Packing Plant Plainfield, Iowa Bremer County January 24, 1961 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Clarence Wickham, Edna Voss, Ernest Brant, Explosion in the Night: Murder of William L. Meadows 1961, Harley Ehlert, Hartmann Packing Plant, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Kenneth Hartmann, Mrs. Ernest Buckman, Officers killed in line of duty, Ted Hartmann, Theodore Hartman, unsolved Bremer County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of William Meadows, unsolved Plainfield Iowa murder
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Mother’s Day Death: Murder of Lillian Randolph 1965
Murder Victim Lillian Elizabeth Randolph 56-year-old Former Teacher Homemaker, Mother of Four 1908-1965 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Spousal Elimination to Avoid Alimony Murder Scene and Date Last Seen Mother’s Day, May 2, 1965 Guthrie County, Iowa Found May 11, … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Bob O'Hara, Carroll R. McKibbin, Dr. Leo Luka, Howard Fritz Randolph, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lillian’s Legacy: Marriage and Murder in Rural Iowa, Mother's Day Death: Murder of Lillian Randolph 1965, murder for hire, Ray Chalman, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, unsolved Guthrie Center Iowa murder, unsolved Guthrie County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Lillian Randolph, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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“A Real Nice Girl”: Murder of Janice Snow 1965
Murder Victim Janice “Jan” Marie Snow 17-year-old Technical High School Junior 1948-1965 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date Disappeared: April 12, 1965 6th and Walnut, Downtown Shopping Area Body Found: April 15, 1965 2000 … Continue reading
Deadly Shot: Murder of Roscoe D. Harris 1963
Murder Victim Roscoe Donnel Harris 46-year-old Farm Worker 1917-1963 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Rural Route Casey, Iowa Guthrie County July 6, 1963 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2010 According to the Iowa Department … Continue reading
Burning Mystery: Murder of Henry J. Hults 1963
Murder Victim Henry J. Hults 62-year-old Farmer Custodial Home Owner 1900-1963 Cause of Death: Burns Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Hults Home Oxford Junction, Iowa Jones County March 22, 1963 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written February 2010 At … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Agent Bob Gregson, Burning Mystery: Murder of Henry J. Hults 1963, Dr. C.R. Smith, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lewis M. Dreibelbis, Ralph Albaugh, unsolved death of Henry Hults, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jones County Iowa murders, unsolved Oxford Junction Murder
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Below Zero: Murder of George Geary 1963
Murder Victim George H. Geary 40-year-old Attendant M&H Service Station 1923-1963 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date M&H Service Station Keosauqua Way & Crocker Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County January 13, 1963 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Al Van Ampting, Below Zero: Murder of George Geary 1963, Iowa Unsolved Murders, M&H Service Station Des Moines Iowa, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of George Geary, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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