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Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder
The Apron in the Shack: Murder of Erma (Irma) Vivian Caldwell 1924
Murder Victim Erma (Irma) Vivian Caldwell 27-Year Old Waitress 1897-1924 Cause of Death: Drowned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge Iowa River Marshalltown, Iowa Marshall County August-September 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March-April 2020 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bert Goodale, Charles Harry Caldwell, Cold Iowa murders, Dr. F.W. Mulsow, Dr. James Henry Bouche, Erma Caldwell, Erma Somers Caldwell, Harry Caldwell, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Irma Caldwell, Sheriff J.R. Meekins, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Marshall County Iowa murder, Unsolved Marshalltown Iowa murders, Unsolved murder of Erma Caldwell, Wilbur Teeters
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A Dream of Murder: Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Thomas 1857
Murder Victim Mr. Thomas Age and Occupation Unknown ?-1857 Cause of Death: Unknown Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Millersburg, Iowa Iowa County August 1857 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2017 Historical accounts sometimes tease the historian who is … Continue reading
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Tagged A Dream of Murder: Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Thomas 1857, B.F. Havens, Cold Iowa murders, H.M. Martin, Iowa Unsolved Murders, unsolved Iowa County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Millersburg Iowa murder
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The Broken Clevis: Murder of Samuel Cronk 1867
Murder Victim Samuel S. Cronk 23-Year-Old Deputy Sheriff Civil War Veteran 1844-1867 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned With a Clevis Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date South of Cottonville, Iowa Jackson County January 23, 1867 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin Nelson, Cold Iowa murders, D.A. Wynkoop, Daniel Gleason, Dennison Cronk, George Luther Farrington, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J. Scott Richman, J.S. Darling, James Thompson, Johanna Whitely, John Bucklin, Joseph E. “Joe” Farrington, Joseph McComb, Lyman A. Ellis, Lyman Abbey, M.S. Allen, Samuel Dean, Samuel P. Watkins, Samuel S. Cronk, The Broken Clevis: Murder of Samuel Cronk 1867, Unsolved Cottonville Iowa Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jackson County Iowa Murders, William Graham, Wilson B. Whitley
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The Well Digger: Murder of Peter Hendrickson 1895
Murder Victim Peter Hendrickson 47-Year-Old Well Digger And Stone Mason 1848-1895 Cause of Death: Unknown (Staged Suicide) Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Keokuk and Des Moines Railroad Bridge Des Moines, Iowa Polk County October 5, 1895 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold Iowa murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Peter Hendrickson, The Well Digger: Murder of Peter Hendrickson 1895, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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“Lilies of Soul-Less Sin”: Murders of Max Noack and Ora Minter 1895
Murder Victims Max Noack 22-Year-Old Farmhand 1872-1895 Ora Minter, a.k.a. Hazel Hammond 18-year-old Prostitute 1876-1895 Cause of Deaths: Gunshots Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Maud Hoyle’s Brothel 209 Fourth Street, Second Floor Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County August 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Lilies of Soul-Less Sin": Murders of Max Noack and Ora Minter 1895, Alexander Chapin, Asa Burton, Billy DeWitt, Charles A. Lacey, Charles Bird, Clara Noack, Cold Iowa murders, Daniel Berry, Dr. Van Buren Knott, Ernest and Wilhemina Noack, George W. Young, Harry Johnson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Johanna Thurston, John "Jack" McGraw, Joseph W. Hallam, Kid Gallagher, Louis Jeep, Maud Hoyle, Max Noack, Ora Minter, Roderick Middleton, Sioux City Iowa unsolved murder, Thomas J. Stevenson, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Woodbury County murder, Vic McCarthy, William H. Minter
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The Frozen Body: Murder of James Edgar “Ed” Knotts 1895
Murder Victim James Edgar “Ed” Knotts 23-year-old Farmer 1872-1895 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Charles R. McCuddin Home Elijah W. Knotts Farm Virginia Township Near New Virginia, Iowa Warren County January 23, 1895 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
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Tagged A.L. Putnam, Allan Talbot, B.B. Bennum, C.S. Parker, Charles McClintic, Charles R. McCuddin, Charles Russell, Cold Iowa murders, Elijah Washington Knotts, Elizabeth Hall Knotts, Harley Kerr, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Iva McCuddin, J.F. Brown, J.W. Farley, James Edgar "Ed" Knotts, Jeff Harsh, John J. McCuddin, The Frozen Body: Murder of James Edgar "Ed" Knotts 1895, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved New Virginia Iowa murder, unsolved Warren County Iowa murder, W.B. Lowe, W.O. Hunt, William McClure
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“Sensational and Cold-Blooded Affair”: Murder of Arthur Mead 1903
Murder Victim Arthur C. “Art” Mead 26-year-old Jeweler 1876-1903 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Thomas McCarthy’s Lunch Room Near the Rock Island Depot West Liberty, Iowa Muscatine County May 14, 1903 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
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Tagged "Sensational and Cold-Blooded Affair": Murder of Arthur Mead 1903, Andrew Hofer, Arthur C. Mead, Bert Sheppard, Chester J. Baxter, Clyde Martin, Cold Iowa murders, Edward P. Ingram, Ella Hitchcock, Enoch Shafer, F.E. Thomas, Frank E. Elliot, Frank Moylan, Gay Luse, George Sherberger, George Sissel, Gustav Marx, Harry Gay, Harry M. Whitehead, Harvey Van Dine, historical Iowa murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.C. Park, J.D. Stuart, J.E. McIntosh, James McElravy, James Moylan, Joseph Lane, Mac Burnett, Peter Niedermeier, Robert Brook, Thomas McCarthy Restaurant, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Muscatine County Iowa murder, Unsolved West Librty Iowa murder, W.S. Norton, William D. Ady
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Dead In Bed: Murder of Thomas Tolbert 1877
Murder Victim Thomas Tolbert 28-Year-Old Farmer 1849-1877 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Tolbert Farm Southwestern Road Two miles West of Eldon, Iowa Wapello County April 3, 1877 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2014 In … Continue reading
“Shot Into Eternity”: Murder of John Legall 1897
Murder Victim John Legall 30-year-old Transient Farmhand Resident of East St. Louis, Illinois 1867-1897 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Montgomery Railroad Bridge Little Sioux River 8 Miles West of Spirit Lake Diamond Lake Township Dickinson … Continue reading
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Tagged "Shot Into Eternity": Murder of John Legall 1897, C.H. Hunt, Dr. Charles B. Fountain, Harry F. Requartte, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.G. Lamm, Jacob Posser, John Legall, John Overmiller, P.E. Narey, Rev. H.J. Frothingham, Unsolved Dickinson County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Spirit Lake Iowa murder
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Driftwood: Murder of an Unknown Child 1859
Murder Victim Unknown Child ?-1859 Cause of Death: Drowning Motive: Infanticide Murder Scene and Date Bennett’s Ford Flood Creek Rudd Township Floyd County, Iowa August 20, 1859 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2014 In the late 1850s, from their … Continue reading