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Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder
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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Tagged Andrew Shackell, George Hardy murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Never Three Without Four? Murder of George Shackell 1929, Samuel Holland, unsolved Glenwood Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Mills County Iowa murder, unsolved murder of George G. Shackell, Winfield Scott Rouse
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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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Tagged “No Women or Children Allowed”: Murder of Winfield Scott Rouse 1929, Eli J Miller, Emanuel O. Harris, George G. Shackell, George Hardy murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James E. Risden, John Winn, Samuel Holland, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Montour Iowa murder, unsolved murder of Scott Rouse, unsolved murder of Winfield Scott Rouse, Unsolved Tama County Iowa murders, Vernon Kepford
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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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Tagged "He’s Got a Roll": Murder of Jared Ham 1911, Alice and Taylor Maynard, Charles Anderson, Charles K. Hurd, Clarence Smith, Daniel E. Ham, Ed Maule, Edward Ham, Ella Morse Ham, Emma Wanek, Frank Brooks, Frank Morris, Frank Strub, Garfield Paulus, George Fairall, Henry Bouquet, Indian Lookout Iowa River, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Ira Curtis, John Sueppel, Maria Lithgow, Mrs. E.B. Wanek, Norwood Bothell, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Johnson County Iowa Murder, unsolved murder of Jared Ham, W.J. McDonald, William K. Thompson
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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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Tagged Adams Funeral Home Ames Iowa, C.A. Landon, Carl Smeden, Cecil E. Oelson, Frank Brady, Frederick Milton Hollingsworth, Hazel Hollingsworth, Hazel Oelson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Jeffrey Hougen, John R. Hattery, Lincoln Highway, murder along the Lincoln Highway, The Secret Diary: Murder of Fred Hollingsworth 1933, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Fred Hollingsworth, Unsolved Story County Iowa Murder, William "Billie" Dykes, William J. Cure
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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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Tagged A.A. Robertson, Bill Dagelau, Charles F. Plaster, Ernest Heller, Ethel Gherken, Fayette County Iowa unsolved murder, Galvin School, Harry Leiser, Henry J. Nehring, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Bowling, Lloyd Morgan, Martin M. Cooney, murder of Ashley Downing, Myrtle Glew, Nels Louvring, Rev. L.W. Hauter, Unsolved Iowa Murders, W.A. Walsh, Westgate Iowa unsolved murder, What the Poultry Men Found: Murder of Ashley Downing 1933
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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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Tagged At the Crossroad Store: Murder of George Hardy 1929, Bert Claypool, Claude N. Ballenger, Ed VonHoene, George G. Shckell, George Hardy murder, Hubert Ayres, Iowa County Iowa unsolved murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judge Harold D. Evans, Melville E. Augustine, Michael Callan, Milo F. Cafferty, Parnell Iowa unsolved murder, R.G. Litzenberg, Richard B. McWiggins, Samuel Holland, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Winfield Scott Rouse
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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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Tagged C.A. Larson Hardware, Carlos Glotz, Death at the Hardware Store: Murders of Harry Jones and William Laugeson 1925, Gustaf A. Danielson, Handford Creamery, Harry Luce, Herbert Osterday, Hubert Case, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.H. Brosnan, John Olson, N.T. Johannsen, Ole T. Naglestad, Paul Beardsley, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved murder of William Laugeson, unsolved Sioux City murders, unsolved Woodbury County murder, Unsolvede murder of Hary H. Jones, W.A. Dutton, Whitfield Methodist Episcopal Church
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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
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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Tagged Deadly Tramps: Murder of Allan Shoemaker 1925, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Missouri Valley Iowa unsolved murder, Murder of Railroad Police, Northwestern Railroad Police Officer, Officers killed in line of duty, Sheriff W.R. Milliman, unsolved Harrison County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, W.T. Dineen
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Chinese Tong Ritual: Murder of John “Jack” Fong 1924
Murder Victim John “Jack” Fong 40-year-old Laundry Owner 1884-1924 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Chinese Tong Vendetta Murder Scene and Date Kee Quong Laundry 214 Fourth Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County December 2, 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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