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Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder
Acting Oddly: Murder of Daniel Kelleher 1904
Murder Victim Daniel Kelleher 28-year-old Railroad Worker Burlington Northern Railroad 1876-1904 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Assaulted at Unknown Location Died at Mercy Hospital Des Moines, Iowa Polk County November 30, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
The Dead Suspect: Murder of Traci Ann Evenson 1997
Murder Victim Traci Ann Evenson 22-year-old Kirkwood Community College Student Telemarketer Deli Worker 1975-1997 Causes of Death: Beaten and Suffocated Motive: Rage Murder Scene and Date 438 1/2 Ninth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County June 21, 1997 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond 1965: Selected Unsolved Iowa Murders, Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Anthony Jackson, Dr. David Kresnicka, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lt. Kenneth Washburn, Sgt. Mark Andries, The Dead Suspect: Murder of Traci Ann Evenson 1997, Traci Evenson, unsolved Cedar Rapids Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Linn County Iowa murders
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Death In the Rail Yard: Murder of Bill Dayton 1894
Murder Victim Bill “Billy” Dayton Age and Occupation Unknown Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Train Yard Boone, Iowa Boone County August 22, 1894 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2014 During the third week of … Continue reading
The Clue In The Dress Pattern: Murder of Fred Quade 1897
Murder Victim Friedrich Wilhelm “Fred” Quade 47-year-old Farmer 1849-1897 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Family Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Quade Farm Greenfield Township Near Knierim and Manson, Iowa Calhoun County September 29, 1897 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "Charles Omen, Anton Quade, Arthur L. Broadstone, Calhoun County Sheriff R.A. White, H.J. Richmond, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James F. Lavender, Justice C.R. Nicholson, Lewis Quade, Mary Quade, Mary Quade Broadstone, The Clue In The Dress Pattern: Murder of Fred Quade 1897, Unsolved Calhoun County Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Fred Quade
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Coldblooded Desperado: Murder of Officer George W. Wilson 1907
Murder Victim George W. Wilson 50-year-old Detective Council Bluffs Police Department 1857-1907 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Elliott Street Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County End of Watch: Monday, July 29, 1907 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Coldblooded Desperado: Murder of Officer George W. Wilson 1907, George W. Wilson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Officer killed in the line of duty, Rosanao Emillio, unsolved Council Bluffs murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Officer George W. Wilson, W.H. Richardson
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The Tramp at Breakfast: Murder of Andrew Hart 1896
Murder Victim Andrew Hart 26-year-old Farmhand 1870-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Myron Woodard Farm Section 9, Washington Township Near LaMoille, Iowa Marshall County December 13, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2013 In … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Cloyd Magarell, George McNutt, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James and Minnie Matthews, John E. Wildman, Maranda and George Washington Andrews, The Tramp at Breakfast: Murder of Andrew Hart 1896, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved LaMoille Iowa murder, Unsolved Marshall County Iowa murders, unsolved murder of Andrew Hart, William D. Mills
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The Beckoning Hand: Murder of Alma Harrison 1905
Murder Victim Alma Harrison 17-year-old Daughter of Prominent Davenport Family 1888-1905 Murder Scene and Date Mississippi River Disappeared at Buffalo, Iowa Scott County July 17, 1905 Found 8 miles North of Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine County July 22, 1905 Cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged 5th Illinois Cavalry, Bridewell House of Detention, Cold Iowa murders, Dr. Elliott R. King, George Hatton, Iowa Unsolved Murders, R. O. McGaughey, The Beckoning Hand: Murder of Alma Harrison 1905, Unsolved Buffalo Iowa Murder, Unsolved Davenport Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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Poison Kiss: Murder of Edwin Hodges 1869
Murder Victim Edwin F. Hodges 24-year-old Farmer 1845-1869 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Elimination of Husband to Obtain Wife Murder Scene and Date James McQuinn Home Florence Township (formerly Cue) Benton County January 8, 1869 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
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Shock: Suspicious Death of Neva Andrews 1950
Victim Neva Elizabeth Andrews 46-year-old Homemaker Divorced Mother of Two 1903-1950 Cause of Death: Shock Due to Slashing Motive: Unknown Death Scene and Date 500 Block West Willow Street Cherokee, Iowa Cherokee County August 7, 1950 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Dr. Joseph E. Bunker, E.M. “Bud” Lyman, Harold Grigg, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Louise Bong, Neva Andrews, Ralph Hindman, Sheriff Carl Schleef, Shock: Suspicious Death of Neva Andrews 1950, Tedford Andrews, Unsolved Cherokee County Iowa murders, Unsolved Cherokee Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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Below the Melan Arch Bridge: Baby John Doe 1898
Murder Victim Baby John Doe Newborn Infant 1898-1898 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Infanticide Murder Scene and Date Des Moines River Sixth Avenue Melan Arch Bridge Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 22, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading