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Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder
“Maniac” in the Drugstore: Murder of Lucille Bacher 1955
Murder Victim Lucille Lenore Bacher 43-year-old Owner Lincoln Avenue Pharmacy 1912-1955 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned, Throat Slashed Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Lincoln Avenue Pharmacy South Lincoln & Redwood avenues Davenport, Iowa Scott County November 29, 1955 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
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Tagged "Maniac" in the Drugstore: Murder of Lucille Bacher 1955, Doris Rehder, Fillmore Young, George Conklin, Harold and Arlene Smith, Henry Bacher, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Unsolved Davenport Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Lucille Bacher, Unsolved Scott County Iowa murders
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Under the Court Avenue Bridge: Murder of Charles Sanders 1954
Murder Victim Charles Edward “Charlie” Sanders 67-year-old Painter and Paperhanger 1886-1954 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Court Avenue Bridge, Des Moines River Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 15, 1954 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Edward "Charlie" Sanders, Curtis Walker, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Under the Court Avenue Bridge: Murder of Charles Sanders 1954, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Charles Sanders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Edward Graves
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Taxi Ride to Death: Murder of George Massouris 1950
Murder Victim George James Massouris 30-year-old Union Pacific Car Man Driver, Red Top Taxicab Company 1920-1950 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Orchard Road near Highway 6 Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County November 18, 1950 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
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Tagged 1947 Southwest Iowa Golden Gloves Tournament, B.L. "Red" Emmons, Cecil Capel, Charles "Lefty" Mytre, Charles A. Esbeck, Charles W. Merriman, Clarence and Margaret Klotz, Dena Bellows, Dude Ranch Club, Earl E. Miller, Edward H. Rath, Floyd A. Deal, Gladys Sharp, Grace Goodno, H. Stanley Woodring, Helen Rose Emmons Massouris, Hiram J. "Hi" Carter, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Irvin Eilts, Jack Hoden, Jack Kennedy, Leon Nelson, Lester Thomas, Matthew J. "Matt" Walsh, Ople Eilts, Otto Gudath, Parody Towing, Robert R. Thompson, Taxi Ride to Death: Murder of George Massouris 1950, Thomas Capel, unsolved Council Bluffs murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of George Massouris, unsolved Pottawattamie County murder, William Swassing
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The Poisoned Family: Rhode-Elefson Murders 1948-1949
Murder Victims Lucy Ann Kemp Rhode 72-year-old Farm Wife 1876-1948 Alonzo Lyman Rhode 75-year-old Farmer 1873-1949 Winifred Audrey Rhode Elefson 47-year-old Music Teacher 1901-1949 Cause of Deaths: Poisoned Motive: Obtaining an Inheritance Murder Locations and Dates Tabor, Iowa Fremont County … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Kemp, Bob Gregerson, Dr. W.J. Reals, Harold Martin, Harvey Elefson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judge William Riley, Lyman Elefson, O.A. "Ollie" White, Sheriff A.S. Christopher, The Poisoned Family: Rhode-Elefson Murders 1948-1949, unsolved Fremont County murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Alonzo Rhode, unsolved murder of Lucy Kemp Rhode, unsolved murder of Winifred Rhode Elefson, unsolved Tabor Iowa murders, Warren C. Schrempp, Wayne Rhode, Wilbur Teeters
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After a Game of Bridge: Murder of Anne M. McGrevey 1948
Murder Victim Anne Marie Miller McGrevey 45-year-old Contract Bridge Instructor 1903-1948 Cause of Death: Arson Fire Motive: Romantic Entanglement Murder Scene and Date 6505 Forest Court Windsor Heights Des Moines, Iowa Polk County January 30, 1948 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
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Tagged After a Game of Bridge: Murder of Anne M. McGrevey 1948, Amos Holt, Carroll O. Switzer, Dr. J.E. Kessell, Dr. Lemoyne Snyder, Emmett L. Miller, Florence Carter, Harold Maupin, Howard C. Reppert, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James McGrevey, Judge C. Edwin Moore, Norvaline Stewart, R.W. "Doc" Nebergall, Robert Miller, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Anne McGrevey, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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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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Tagged “The Tattooed Lady”: Murder of Margaret Treese 1947, Clarence "Red" Saunders, Clark O. Filseth, Harold A. Thordsen, Howard "Jack" Homes, Howard Whitlock, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James John Winfield, Marcella Mattern, Margaret "Peggy" Treese, Orville Crow, Pete Peterson, R.W. "Doc" Nebergall, Reed Phillips, Stanley Dombkiewicz, Unsolved Davenport Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of "The Tattooed Lady", unsolved murder of Margaret Treese, Unsolved Scott County Iowa murders, William Alfred Brinkley
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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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Tagged Croatian Fraternal Union, Garland Hancock, Giving Away Money: Murder of John Zauhar 1947, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Julius S. Weingart, Lawrence Paulsen, Mineral Ridge Cemetery, unsolved Boone County Iowa murder, unsolved Boone Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of John Zauhar, V.M. Vukmirovich
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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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Tagged Alexander Christensen, Catherine Johnson, Clarence A. "Pat" Bangs, Inside the Garage: Murder of Henry Christensen 1941, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judge Andrew v. Thornell, Judge Daniel Sheehan, Judge John A. Murray, Pearl Ivy Christensen, Roy W. Smith, unsolved Council Bluffs murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Henry Christensen, unsolved Pottawattamie County murder
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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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Tagged Betty Case Gibbs, Daughter's Search for Justice: Murder of Clarence Case 1961, Davenport Police Captain Elmer Peterson, Edith Heston Case, Elmer Clauusen, Forrest Ashcraft, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Ackerman, Norman Paulsen, Ray and Edith's Travel Inn Davenport, Ronaly L. Carlson John Byrd Martin Professor of Law at the University of Georgia, T.J. Crowley, Unsolved Davenport Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Clarence Ray Case, Unsolved Scott County Iowa murders, William Claussen
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