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Category Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murder
“None But a Frenzied Woman”: Murder of Anna Wiese 1893
Murder Victim Anna Wiese 20-year-old Hired Girl Henry and Rebecca Russie Farm 1873-1893 Cause of Death: Stabbed, Slashed, and Clubbed Motive: Jealousy Murder Scene and Date Vienna Township Marshall County August 26, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written December 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged “None But a Frenzied Woman": Murder of Anna Wiese 1893, Anna Wiese, Arthur Sherlock, Cyrus Bennett, Dr. Cassius Cottle, Dr. Wilfred F. David, Dr. Winfield S. Devine, Emily Gardner Bennett, Emily Gardner Sherlock Benett, Emma Gardner Shattuck, Henry Elderkin Jewett Boardman, Henry Russie, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Jacob B. Pence, James L. Carney, Judge D.R. Hindman, O.L. Binford, Obed Caswell, Unsolved Green Mountain Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Marshall County Iowa murder
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Obsession: Murder of Mamie Peterson 1896
Murder Victim Mamie A. Peterson 18-year-old Household Helper, Family Home 1878-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motives: Jealousy/Avoiding Responsibility for Pregnancy Murder Scene and Date Unionville, Iowa Appanoose County May 12, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written May 2013 The elements … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Underwood, Benjamin Franklin Silknitter, Dr. John Lazelle Sawyers, Dr. L.S. Patterson, Edward M. Phillips, Francis Davis, George Shutts, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.C. Mabre, J.C. Mabrey, Judge Frank H. Eichelberger, Judge Robert Stone, Mamie Peterson, Ned Hemphill, Passion and Obsession: Murder of Mamie Peterson 1896, Squire William Stanley, unsolved Appanoose County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Unionville Iowa murder
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Motives for Murders
The most important yet complicated and sometimes even unknowable aspect of a homicide is what compels one person to take the life of another. In cases of unsolved or unresolved, the “why” is often a matter of conjecture or speculation … Continue reading
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Taken to the Grave: Murder of Juliette Thomas 1871
Murder Victim Juliette Pranal Thomas 58-year-old Farm Wife 1813-1871 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Thomas Home Hazelton, Iowa Buchanan County February 12, 1871 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2013 The story of Juliette … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyrus B. Voorhees, Daniel Thomas, Dr. Hiram H. Hunt, George O. Farr, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Jamison, Jedediah "Jed" Lake, John Fay, Julia Ann Bessey Fay, Merritt W. Harmon, Taken to the Grave: Murder of Juliette Thomas 1871, unsolved Buchanan County Iowa murder, unsolved Hazelton Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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Methods of Murders
This page lists victims on the website according to cause of death. Some victims are listed under more than one cause in cases where multiple methods were employed. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ☛ Asphyxiated ☚ Francis John Rafferty ☛ Axed ☚ “Apple Grove … Continue reading
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Hired Killer: Murder of Mary Ann Green 1987
Murder Victim Mary Ann Amber Green 59-year-old Retired Bookkeeper Widowed Homemaker 1928-1987 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Obtaining an Inheritance Murder Scene and Date Spring Creek Mobile Park Highway 23 South Oskaloosa, Iowa Mahaska County September 27, 1987 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfredo Parrish, Attorney General Tom Miller, Charles Stream, Darwin Chapman, David Kelly Yant, Herman Green, Hired Killer: Murder of Mary Ann Green 1987, Hugh B. McCoy, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Blomgren, Judge James Rielly, Linda Lanphier, Mary Ann Amber Grove, Richard Lee Green, Scott Campbell, Sheriff Joe Beal, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Mahaska County Iowa murder, unsolved Oskaloosa Iowa murder
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Victim Occupations
This page categorizes victims on the website by occupation. Click on the name of the victim to read their story. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ☛ Attorney ☚ Edward A. Schmidt James Alfrey ☛ Auto Junk Yard Owner ☚ Nels Petersen Louvring ☛ Auto … Continue reading
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Sandbagged: Murder of George Carter 1898
Murder Victim George B.Carter 23-year-old African-American Barber 1875-1898 Cause of Death: Sandbagged Motive: Romantic Entanglement Murder Scene and Date Northern Edge of City Limits Newton, Iowa Jasper County September 16, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2013 On Saturday, … Continue reading
West of Coffin’s Grove: Unresolved Murder of J.N. Covey 1856
Murder Victim J.N. Covey Farmer ?-1856 Cause of Death: Unknown, Body Not Found Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Buffalo Grove (Present-day Ghost Town) Buffalo Township Buchanan County, Iowa June 1, 1856 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2013 Until … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffalo Grove Iowa unsolved murder, Charles Henry Jakway, Daniel W. Hammond, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.N. Covey, James Jewell, Jedediah "Jed" Lake, Jeremiah Rockwell “Rock” Jewell, Lucy A. Jewell Starkey, Sylvanus Starkey, Thomas "Tom" Jewell, unsolved Buchanan County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, West of Coffin's Grove: Unresolved Murder of J.N. Covey 1856, William Jewell
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Death at the Chamberlain: Murder of Judy Ann Corbin 1967
Murder Victim Judy Ann Corbin 17-year-old Waitress, Clerk, & Go-Go Dancer 1949-1967 Cause of Death: Slashed Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Chamberlain Hotel 7th and Locust Streets Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 17, 1967 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
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Tagged Death at the Chamberlain: Murder of Judy Ann Corbin 1967, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judy Ann Corbin, Ralph Ben Reynolds, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, Waldo F. Wheeler, William Kutmus
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