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Category Archives: Murders
The Apron in the Shack: Murder of Erma (Irma) Vivian Caldwell 1924
Murder Victim Erma (Irma) Vivian Caldwell 27-Year Old Waitress 1897-1924 Cause of Death: Drowned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge Iowa River Marshalltown, Iowa Marshall County August-September 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March-April 2020 … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders: Historic Cases
Tagged Bert Goodale, Charles Harry Caldwell, Cold Iowa murders, Dr. F.W. Mulsow, Dr. James Henry Bouche, Erma Caldwell, Erma Somers Caldwell, Harry Caldwell, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Irma Caldwell, Sheriff J.R. Meekins, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Marshall County Iowa murder, Unsolved Marshalltown Iowa murders, Unsolved murder of Erma Caldwell, Wilbur Teeters
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The Frozen Body: Murder of James Edgar “Ed” Knotts 1895
Murder Victim James Edgar “Ed” Knotts 23-year-old Farmer 1872-1895 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Charles R. McCuddin Home Elijah W. Knotts Farm Virginia Township Near New Virginia, Iowa Warren County January 23, 1895 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders: Historic Cases
Tagged A.L. Putnam, Allan Talbot, B.B. Bennum, C.S. Parker, Charles McClintic, Charles R. McCuddin, Charles Russell, Cold Iowa murders, Elijah Washington Knotts, Elizabeth Hall Knotts, Harley Kerr, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Iva McCuddin, J.F. Brown, J.W. Farley, James Edgar "Ed" Knotts, Jeff Harsh, John J. McCuddin, The Frozen Body: Murder of James Edgar "Ed" Knotts 1895, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved New Virginia Iowa murder, unsolved Warren County Iowa murder, W.B. Lowe, W.O. Hunt, William McClure
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“Sensational and Cold-Blooded Affair”: Murder of Arthur Mead 1903
Murder Victim Arthur C. “Art” Mead 26-year-old Jeweler 1876-1903 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Thomas McCarthy’s Lunch Room Near the Rock Island Depot West Liberty, Iowa Muscatine County May 14, 1903 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "Sensational and Cold-Blooded Affair": Murder of Arthur Mead 1903, Andrew Hofer, Arthur C. Mead, Bert Sheppard, Chester J. Baxter, Clyde Martin, Cold Iowa murders, Edward P. Ingram, Ella Hitchcock, Enoch Shafer, F.E. Thomas, Frank E. Elliot, Frank Moylan, Gay Luse, George Sherberger, George Sissel, Gustav Marx, Harry Gay, Harry M. Whitehead, Harvey Van Dine, historical Iowa murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.C. Park, J.D. Stuart, J.E. McIntosh, James McElravy, James Moylan, Joseph Lane, Mac Burnett, Peter Niedermeier, Robert Brook, Thomas McCarthy Restaurant, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Muscatine County Iowa murder, Unsolved West Librty Iowa murder, W.S. Norton, William D. Ady
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Dead In Bed: Murder of Thomas Tolbert 1877
Murder Victim Thomas Tolbert 28-Year-Old Farmer 1849-1877 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Tolbert Farm Southwestern Road Two miles West of Eldon, Iowa Wapello County April 3, 1877 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2014 In … Continue reading
“Shot Into Eternity”: Murder of John Legall 1897
Murder Victim John Legall 30-year-old Transient Farmhand Resident of East St. Louis, Illinois 1867-1897 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Montgomery Railroad Bridge Little Sioux River 8 Miles West of Spirit Lake Diamond Lake Township Dickinson … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "Shot Into Eternity": Murder of John Legall 1897, C.H. Hunt, Dr. Charles B. Fountain, Harry F. Requartte, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.G. Lamm, Jacob Posser, John Legall, John Overmiller, P.E. Narey, Rev. H.J. Frothingham, Unsolved Dickinson County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Spirit Lake Iowa murder
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Driftwood: Murder of an Unknown Child 1859
Murder Victim Unknown Child ?-1859 Cause of Death: Drowning Motive: Infanticide Murder Scene and Date Bennett’s Ford Flood Creek Rudd Township Floyd County, Iowa August 20, 1859 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2014 In the late 1850s, from their … Continue reading
What the Medium Saw: Murder of John Pierson 1904
Murder Victim (Louis) John Pierson 52-year-old Dairyman/Milkman 1851-1904 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Mississippi River Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County Last Seen: March 11, 1904 Body Found: August 20, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
Under the Willows: Murder of John Doe 1904
Murder Victim John Doe 25-to 28-year-old Male Occupation Unknown Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Juncture of Milwaukee Road and Rock Island Tracks Perry, Iowa Dallas County August 2, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading
Pointblank: Unavenged Murder of James Alfrey 1866
Murder Victim James W. B. Alfrey 34-year-old Attorney Civil War Veteran 1831-1866 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Near Pleasanton, Iowa (formerly Pleasant Plain) Hamilton Township Decatur County May 16, 1866 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading