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The Neighbors: Murder of Hulda Emma Fischer 1975 Written by David Jindrich
Murder Victim Hulda Emma Fischer 84-year-old Widow 1890-1975 Cause of Death: Stabbed Murder Scene and Date 418 North 5th Street Maquoketa, Iowa Jackson County February 25, 1975 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By David Jindrich Written February 2014 Hulda Emma Fischer and her … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond 1965: Selected Unsolved Iowa Murders, Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Dr. J.A. Broman, Hattie Petersen, Hulda Fischer, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Maquoketa Police Chief Buddy Olson, Ronald Keller, The Neighbors: Murder of Hulda Fischer 1975 by David J. Jindrich, Thomas Goodwin, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jackson County Iowa Murders, Unsolved Maquoketa Iowa murders
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This website is constantly expanding. New stories of historic Iowa unsolved homicides are frequently added. Click on titles below to read the most recent articles. __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Apron in the Shack: Murder of Erma (Irma) Caldwell 1924 A Dream of … Continue reading
Posted in Unsolved Iowa Murder
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Dark Byway: Murder of Marshal Joseph Kashmetter (Kaeshmetter, Kashmitter) 1911
Murder Victim Joseph “Joe” Kashmetter (Kaeshmetter, Kashmitter) 53-year-old Town Marshal, City of Alton Father of 10 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Avoiding Arrest 1858-1911 Murder Scene and Date Shot 2:00 a.m. March 25, 1911 Behind the Hoxmeier Store End of … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Dr. Frederick Warren Cram, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Joseph Kaeshmetter, Joseph Kaeshmitter, Joseph Kashmetter, Marshal Joe: Murder of Joseph Kashmetter (Kashmitter) 1911, Officer killed in the line of duty, Peter Romeijn Schaap, unsolved Alton Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Sioux County Iowa murder
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Two Coffins: Death of Mary and Murder of Eli T. Coffin 1873
Victim Mary Rosette Coffin 43-year-old Farm Wife 1830-1873 Cause of Death: Hypothermia, Starvation Motive: Family Neglect and Abuse Victim Eli T. Coffin 43-year-old Farmer 1829-1873 Cause of Death: Gunshot, Hanged Motive: Vigilantism Death Scenes and Dates Coffin Home Turkey Grove … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Arthur Smith Churchill, Charles Franklin Loofbourow, CoffinTimes Two: Death of Mary and Murder of Eli T. Coffin 1873, Cold Iowa murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Loren L. DeLano, murder of Eli T. Coffin, murder of Mary R. Coffin, unsolved Atlantic Iowa murders, unsolved Cass County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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Stealing Away: Murder of John Ford 1880
Murder Victim John Ford 42-year-old Bachelor Farmer 1838-1880 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Concealing Criminal Activity Murder Scene and Date Ford Farm Washington Township Buena Vista County Shot October 11, 1880 Died October 13, 1880 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
Acting Oddly: Murder of Daniel Kelleher 1904
Murder Victim Daniel Kelleher 28-year-old Railroad Worker Burlington Northern Railroad 1876-1904 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Assaulted at Unknown Location Died at Mercy Hospital Des Moines, Iowa Polk County November 30, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
The Dead Suspect: Murder of Traci Ann Evenson 1997
Murder Victim Traci Ann Evenson 22-year-old Kirkwood Community College Student Telemarketer Deli Worker 1975-1997 Causes of Death: Beaten and Suffocated Motive: Rage Murder Scene and Date 438 1/2 Ninth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County June 21, 1997 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond 1965: Selected Unsolved Iowa Murders, Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Anthony Jackson, Dr. David Kresnicka, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lt. Kenneth Washburn, Sgt. Mark Andries, The Dead Suspect: Murder of Traci Ann Evenson 1997, Traci Evenson, unsolved Cedar Rapids Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Linn County Iowa murders
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Death In the Rail Yard: Murder of Bill Dayton 1894
Murder Victim Bill “Billy” Dayton Age and Occupation Unknown Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Train Yard Boone, Iowa Boone County August 22, 1894 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2014 During the third week of … Continue reading
The Clue In The Dress Pattern: Murder of Fred Quade 1897
Murder Victim Friedrich Wilhelm “Fred” Quade 47-year-old Farmer 1849-1897 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Family Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Quade Farm Greenfield Township Near Knierim and Manson, Iowa Calhoun County September 29, 1897 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "Charles Omen, Anton Quade, Arthur L. Broadstone, Calhoun County Sheriff R.A. White, H.J. Richmond, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James F. Lavender, Justice C.R. Nicholson, Lewis Quade, Mary Quade, Mary Quade Broadstone, The Clue In The Dress Pattern: Murder of Fred Quade 1897, Unsolved Calhoun County Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Fred Quade
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Coldblooded Desperado: Murder of Officer George W. Wilson 1907
Murder Victim George W. Wilson 50-year-old Detective Council Bluffs Police Department 1857-1907 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Elliott Street Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County End of Watch: Monday, July 29, 1907 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Coldblooded Desperado: Murder of Officer George W. Wilson 1907, George W. Wilson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Officer killed in the line of duty, Rosanao Emillio, unsolved Council Bluffs murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Officer George W. Wilson, W.H. Richardson
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