Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder

Black Hand and the Coal Miner: Murder of Nicollo Vinceri 1920

Murder Victim Nicollo Vinceri 44-year-old Miner Block Coal Company 1875-1920 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Black Hand Vendetta Murder Scene and Date Vinceri Home 1518 S. 18th Street Centerville, Iowa Appanoose County February 10, 1920 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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Never Three Without Four? Murder of George Shackell 1929

Murder Victim George Garlick Shackell 67-year-old Florist and Truck Gardener 1861-1929 Cause of death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Glenwood, Iowa Mills County July 3, 1929 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2011 On Wednesday, July 3, 1929, … Continue reading

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“No Women or Children Allowed”: Murder of Winfield Scott Rouse 1929

Murder Victim Winfield Scott Rouse 75-year-old Subsistence Farmer Eccentric Recluse 1853-1929 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Indian Village Township Montour, Iowa Tama County July 2, 1929 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2011 Winfield Scott … Continue reading

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“He’s Got a Roll”: Murder of Jared Ham 1911

Murder Victim Jared Ham 56-year-old Retired House Painter and Paper Hanger 1855-1911 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Indian Lookout, Iowa River Near Iowa City, Iowa Johnson County September 24, 1911 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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The Secret Diary: Murder of Fred Hollingsworth 1933

Murder Victim Frederick Milton “Fred” Hollingsworth 38-year-old Chemistry Department Employee Iowa State College Service Station Owner WWI Infantry Instructor 1895-1933 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Lincoln Highway N. Grant School intersection 4 miles east … Continue reading

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What the Poultry Men Found: Murder of Ashley Downing 1933

Murder Victim Ashley Downing 77-year-old Farmer, Landowner, Cattleman 1855-1933 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Downing Farm near Westgate, Iowa Fremont Township Fayette County January 4, 1933 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2012 It’s a … Continue reading

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At the Crossroads Store: Murder of George Hardy 1929

Murder Victim George Hardy 69-year-old Wayside Store Owner 1860-1929 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Stabbed Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Hardy Store Near Parnell, Iowa Fillmore Township Iowa County June 26, 1929 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written May 2011 … Continue reading

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Death at the Hardware Store: Murders of Harry Jones and William Laugesen 1925

Murder Victims Harry H. Jones 32-year-old Laborer Armour Packing Plant 1893-1925 William Laugesen 33-year-old Clerk C.A. Larson Hardware Store 1891-1925 Cause of Deaths: Gunshots Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date C.A. Larson Hardware Store 1102 4th Street Sioux City, Iowa … Continue reading

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Skull by the River: Murder of Jane Doe 1920

Murder Victim Jane Doe Age and Occupation Unknown Residence Unknown Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Conjunction of Des Moines & Raccoon rivers Des Moines, Iowa Polk County Date of Death: 1920 Skull found: June 7, … Continue reading

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Deadly Tramps: Murder of Allan Shoemaker 1925

Murder Victim Allan F. Shoemaker 36-year-old Special Officer Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Police Killed in the Line of Duty 1888-1925 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Railroad Yard Missouri Valley, Iowa Harrison County End of … Continue reading

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