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Category Archives: General
Narrowly Escaping the Lynch Mob: Murder of Mr. Knisely 1848
Murder Victim Mr. Knisely Farmer ?-1848 Cause of Death: Unknown, Body Not Found Murder Scene and Date Knisely Cabin Sherman Township Jasper County, Iowa Summer, 1848 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2011 In the early days of Iowa statehood, … Continue reading
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Tagged Enoch Worthen "Old Enoch" Eastman, Hamlin Brothers Jasper County Iowa, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Mr. Knisely, Narrowly Escaping the Lynch Mob: Murder Of Mr. Knisely 1848, Sherman Township Jasper County Iowa, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jasper County Iowa murders
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Wages in Gold: Murder of John Hill Beal 1893
Murder Victim John Hill Beal 19 year-old Farmhand 1874-1893 Cause of Death: Struck With Heavy Rock Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Railroad tracks 2 miles south of Cherokee, Iowa Cherokee County November 17, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
The Body in the Pasture: Murder of Elmer Penderson 1881
Murder Victim Elmer Penderson 16-year-old Farmhand 1866-1881 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Farm Field Keota, Iowa Keokuk County August 1881 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July 2012 On Wednesday, August 24, 1881, a grim discovery … Continue reading
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Tagged Elmer Anderson, Elmer Penderson, Euphenia Pierson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Keokuk County Iowa unsolved murders, Stephen C. Pierson, The Body in the Pasture: Murder of Elmer Penderson 1881, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Keokuk County Iowa murders, Unsolved Keota Iowa murders
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The Coffee that Killed the Frog: Murder of Winfield S. Carpenter 1904
Murder Victim Winfield S. Carpenter 50 year-old Carpet Weaver 1853-1904 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Family Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Boat House, Iowa River Iowa City, Iowa Johnson County August 12, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cora D. Hess Carpenter, Dr. E.W. Rockwood, George Cripper, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Jacob Goering, The Coffee that Killed the Frog: Murder of Winfield S. Carpenter 1904, unsolved Iowa City Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Johnson County Iowa Murder, Winfield S. Carpenter
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The Boy on the Train: Murder of Addis Lyman 1905
Murder Victim Addis Lyman 1887-1905 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Chicago and Northwestern tracks Carroll, Iowa Carroll County February 23, 1905 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written 2011 When the body of 17-year-old Addis E. Lyman … Continue reading
The Veteran Who Lived Alone: Murder of Henry Millard 1874
Murder Victim Henry J. Millard 30-year-old Farmer and Civil War Veteran 1844-1874 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Camp Township Polk County October 1874 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written 2011 In early October of 1874, 30-year-old … Continue reading
The Interrupted Funeral Procession: Murder of Josiah Pratt 1905
Murder Victim Josiah M. Pratt 33-year-old Farmer 1871-1905 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Pratt Farm Home Elm Grove Township Near Yetter, Iowa Calhoun County June 25, 1905 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham L. Riseley, Charles Noyes Kinney, Dr. A.L. Linn, Dr. Alva C. Norton, E.A. Griffith, George N. Miller, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.F. Lavender, James M. Parsons, Jennie Pratt, John B. McCrary, John F. Fouts, John J. Cody, Josiah M. Pratt, Marion E. Hutchison, Mina Esther Fox Persing, S.L. McMickles, The Interrupted Funeral Procession: Murder of Josiah Pratt 1905, Unsolved Calhoun County Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Vetter Iowa murder, W.C. Guenther, Will Persing, William Brown, William Spurgeon Persing, Yetter Iowa
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Locations
To read about unsolved murders in a particular Iowa location, click on Towns/Townships or Counties: ☛ Towns/Townships ☚ ☛ Counties ☚ Articles are added frequently. Check back soon for additional stories. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Tagged Cold Iowa murders, Frankville Iowa unsolved murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, unsolved Appanoose County Iowa murders, Unsolved Clinton County Iowa murders, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jackson County Iowa Murders
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Dates
To read about an unsolved historic Iowa murder from a specific year, click on case from a year below. Cases are being added frequently. Check back soon for other years and cases. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ☛ 1847 ☚ Nathaniel Carnagy ☛ 1848 … Continue reading
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Tagged Fred Quade, Murder of Terri Venem, Terri Venem
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Who Killed the Corn Canning Czar? Murder of Henry Chavis 1948
Murder Victim Henry William Chavis 55-year-old Ames Canning Company Owner Cattle and Grain Farmer 1893-1948 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Grudge Murder Scene and Date Chavis Farm Home Highway 69 (now S. Duff Avenue) 1 mile South of Ames, Iowa … Continue reading
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Tagged "Red" Dinsmore, Ames Canning Company, Arlie Schumer, Boyd Larson, Charles V. McGriff, Cole Foster, D.W. "Doc" Nebergall, Daniel G. "Guy" Mills, Dr. Joe Fellows, El Rancho Motel Ames Iowa, Gertrude Chavis, Harry Mills, Henry Chavis, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Ivan Shalley, Leonard Keeler, Nellie Aller, Unsolved Ames Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Story County Iowa Murder, Veva Mills, Who Killed the Corn Canning Czar? Murder of Henry Chavis 1948
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