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Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder
“Butcher, Baker”: Murder of Otto H. Samp 1916
Murder Victim Otto H. Samp 37-year-old Baker Resident of Newton, Iowa 1879-1916 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date 618 E. 2nd Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County October 1, 1916 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January … Continue reading
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Tagged "Butcher Baker": Murder of Otto H. Samp 1916, Claude Koons, Detective James McDonald, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lowenberg Brothers Bakery, Lucille Able, Otto H. Samp, Otto H. Samp murder, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, Warren R. Jackson. George Able
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Death Along the Lincoln Highway: Murders of Rosela and Homer Brownfield 1922
Murder Victims Rosela May “Rose” Brownfield 41-year-old Wayside Store Owner 1881-1922 Homer Francis Brownfield 43-year-old Veterinarian, Hog Farmer, & Wayside Store Owner 1879-1922 Cause of Deaths: Gunshots Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Brownfield Store Low Moor Corner Lincoln Highway … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Dierks, C.I. Ramsey, Carl Jordan, Clarence Dierks, Clinton County Iowa unsolved murder, Daniel “Dan” O’Neal, Death Along the Lincoln Highway: Murders of Rosela and Homer Brownfield 1922, Donald A. Davis, Effie Wilson, Emmett P. Delaney, Ethel Collicott, George Claussen, George Mattson, Harold “Buster” Dannatt, Harold “Scoop” Smith, Homer Brownfield murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Risden, Lincoln Highway, Low Moor Iowa unsolved murder, Rose Brownfield murder, Sylvester Miller, Unsolved Clinton County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, William “Buck” McLaughlin
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Alleyway Robbery: Murder of Carlisle Hunter 1919
Murder Victim Carlisle Gordon “Lyle” Hunter 30-year-old Guthrie County Farmer 1887-1919 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Downtown Alleyway Des Moines, Iowa Polk County November 22, 1919 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October 2010 In the … Continue reading
Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Death: Murder of Walter Baldwin 1921
Murder Victim Walter L. Baldwin 49-year-old U.S. Postal Employee 1871-1921 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Mail Route: Union Station to Post Office Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County July 16, 1921 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Boudle, Claude H. Glenn U.S. Postal Inspector, Council Bluffs Iowa unsolved murder, Daniel Shaffer, Dennis E. Thompson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Mary Heisel Baldwin, murder of U.S. Postal Carrier, Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor Death: Murder of Walter Baldwin 1921, Pottawattamie County Iowa unsolved murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, W.M. Boudle, Walter L. Baldwin murder
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Ancient Vendetta: Murder of Joseph Busemi 1915
Murder Victim Joseph Busemi 27-year-old Laborer Waterloo Fuel Company 1888-1915 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Black Hand Vendetta Murder Scene and Date Near Old Paper Mill Cedar River Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County October 4, 1915 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace Cole, Ben Vaughn, Black Hawk County Unsolved Murders, C.E. Pritchard, David B. Henderson, E.A. Leighton, George Witt, Harry Frisby, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Joseph Bushema murder, Loud Armstrong, Mary Jacobsen, murder of Joseph Busemi, Sidney D. Smith, unsolved Black Hawk County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Waterloo Iowa murder, Waterloo Unsolved Murders
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Leave Town or Die: Murder of Richard Huggins 1914
Murder Victim Richard William Huggins 49-year-old Florist Sherwood Greenhouse 1865-1914 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Romantic Entanglement Murder Scene and Date 600 blk Conger Street Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County October 3, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Flanders, Black Hawk County Iowa unsolved murder, Britannia Chapter of the Sons of St. George, Cedar Valley Line streetcar, Charles Sherwood, Edward F. Kistner, Edward L. Douglas, Edwin A. Leighton, Herman T. Wagner, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Furbush, John H. Collins, John McSweeney, Leave Town or Die: Murder of Richard Huggins 1914, M.C. Balenesifer, Melvin Turney, Mrs. James Stahley, Nellie Wagner, Richard Huggins unsolved murder, Sherwood Greenhouse, Thomas Malcolm, Tom J. Morris, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder Black Hawk County Iowa, Waterloo Unsolved Murders, William Speicher
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Strangled With His Own Necktie: Murder of David Faulkner 1920
Murder Victim David A. Faulkner 30-year-old Receiving Clerk Iowa Packing Company 1860-1920 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Grudge Murder Scene and Date 2416 E. Lyon Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County May 1, 1920 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading
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Tagged David A. Faulkner murder, Detective Jack Brophy, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Strangled With His Own Necktie: Murder of David Faulkner 1920, Thaddeus Mitchell, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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Deadly Taxi Party: Murder of Thaddeus Mitchell 1922
Murder Victim Thaddeus William “Thad” Mitchell 44-year-old Taxi Driver President, Consolidated Taxi Company 1878-1922 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date St. Joseph Avenue near 20th Street Near City Detention Hospital a.k.a. “Pest House” Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading
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Tagged Beattie Garage Des Moines, David Faulkner, Deadly Taxi Party: Murder of Thaddeus Mitchell 1922, Des Moines Detention Hospital, Des Moines Pest House, Detective James McDonald, Guy E. Clift, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John I. Nelson, Kruidenier Cadillac, murder of Thaddeus Mitchell, O.R. Richart, Prohibition in Iowa, Taxi Parties, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Winburn
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All Souls’ Day: Murders of Sister Mary Virginis and Sister Mary Rosalita 1921
Murder Victims Sister Mary Virginis née Mary Agnes Austin 37-year-old Vocal Music Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy 1884-1921 Sister Mary Rosalita née Agnes McLaughlin 41-year-old Piano Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy 1880-1921 Cause of Deaths: Automobile Hit and Run Murder Scene and … Continue reading
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Tagged All Souls' Day: Murders of Sister Mary Virginis and Sister Mary Rosalita 1921, Dr. Albert L. Ney, George Fagen, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Cownie Mansion, murder of Agnes McLaughlin, murder of Mary Agnes Austin, murder of Sister Mary Rosalita, murder of Sister Mary Virginis, Polk County Sheriff William Robb, Reed Auto Company Des Moines, Rev. Edward E. Seagrave, Roland Van Horn, St. Joseph's Academy Des Moines, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, William H. "Herb" Halpenny
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