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“The Tattooed Lady”: Murder of Margaret Treese 1947

Murder Victim Margaret Treese “The Tattooed Lady” 34-year-old Sideshow Performer Laundry Employee 1913-1947 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned, Stabbed, Run Over With Car Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date Entrance Credit Island Davenport, Iowa Scott County September 30, 1947 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading

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Giving Away Money: Murder of John Zauhar 1947

Murder Victim John Zauhar 49-year-old Lumberjack Yugoslavian National 1898-1947 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Recovery Scene and Date Last Seen August 24, 1947 Boone, Iowa Found November 9, 1947 Railroad Tracks 4 Miles West of Boone, Iowa Boone County … Continue reading

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“My God, It’s a Man”: Murder of Robert McCullough 1947

Murder Victim Robert Douglas McCullough 34-year-old WWII Army Veteran F.C. Dickinson Company Employee Last Seen February 23, 1947 Des Moines, Iowa Polk County Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Recovery Scene and Date 1/4 Mile E. of Iowa River Hills, … Continue reading

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Inside the Garage: Murder of Henry Christensen 1941

Murder Victim Henry Christensen 58-year-old Car Inspector North Western Railroad 1882-1941 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Romantic Obsession Murder Scene and Date Garage, Christensen Home 1735 Grand Avenue Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County June 21, 1941 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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A Daughter’s Quest for Justice: Murder of Clarence Raymond Case 1961

Murder Victim Clarence Raymond “Ray” Case Owner, Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn Retired Welder 62-year-old WWI Veteran 1898-1961 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn 1646 W. Locust Avenue Davenport, Iowa Scott … Continue reading

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Staged Scene: Murder of Charles Shamblen 1936

Murder Victim Charles O. Shamblen 50-year-old Service Station Owner 1886-1936 Cause of Death: Faked Railroad Accident Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date West of Burlington Depot Malvern, Iowa Mills County December 12, 1936 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 … Continue reading

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The Redhead in the Strawstack: Murder of Jane Doe 1925

Murder Victim Jane Doe Unknown Redhead ca. 1900-1925 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Watts Hill 2 Miles East of Carlisle, Iowa Warren County July 24, 1925 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading

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Letters in Russian: Murder of Ben Mikovitch 1914

Murder Victim Ben Mikovitch Rock Island Railroad Laborer Russian Immigrant Age Unknown Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Near Shaul Cemetery Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County August 25, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October 2010 On … Continue reading

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Elgin Watch Case #138033: Murder of John Doe 1910

Murder Victim John Doe 1910 “Young Man” Occupation Unknown Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Charles J. Murray farm South Fork Township Delaware County, Iowa Last Seen Labor Day, September 5, 1910 Body Found Thanksgiving Day, … Continue reading

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In the Head and Heart: Murder of John Doe 1917

Murder Victim John Doe 1917 Occupation Unknown ca. 1867 – 1917 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Tool House, Union Depot Sheldon, Iowa O’Brien County April 17, 1917 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 On … Continue reading

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