Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder

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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Last Day of Work: Murder of Floyd Alloway: 1937

Murder Victim Floyd Melvin Alloway 36-year-old Bootlegger Newly Hired WPA Worker 1901-1937 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Bootlegging Intrigue Murder Scene and Date 1505 Vermont Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County December 18, 1937 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading

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Butter and Egg Day: Murder of Nels Louvring 1933

Murder Victim Nels Petersen Louvring 51-year-old Service Station Operator Automobile Junk Yard Owner 1882-1933 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Louvring Home 315 Water Street Fayette, Iowa Fayette County July 29, 1933 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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The Gentle Man: Murder of Charles Englehart 1935

Murder Victim Charles Englehart 70-year-old Retired Barber Wholesale Business Owner 1863-1935 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date 700 block of Main Street Davenport, Iowa Scott County September 23, 1935 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2010 … Continue reading

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In the Big Muddy: Murder of Sherman Casper 1935

Murder Victim Sherman G. Casper 36-year-old Farmhand WWI Veteran 1899-1935 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County Body found in Missouri River Thurston County, Nebraska April 20, 1935 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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Summer Night in the Park: Murder of J.H. Peck 1931

Murder Victim J.H. Peck 46-year-old Salesman Farm Lighting Company 1885-1931 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Van Vechten Park Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County July 17, 1931 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 It was … Continue reading

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