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Category Archives: Murders
Beyond 1965: Selected Unsolved Iowa Murders
Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases documents Iowa homicides in which victims did not receive justice between the time Iowa became a state and 1965. However, Nancy Bowers and David Jindrich have also researched and written articles about other victims … Continue reading
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Death at the Dairy: Murder of Dale Redman 1968
Murder Victim Dale Redman 57-year-old Dairy Owner 1910-1968 Cause of Death: Gunshots Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date La Porte City Dairy La Porte City, Iowa Black Hawk County March 5, 1968 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 At … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond 1965: Selected Unsolved Iowa Murders, Bob Pennell, Death at the Dairy: Murder of Dale Redman 1968, Dr. Gilbert Clark, Elmer Hightower, Frank Nabholz, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Kimble Hog Market, La Porte City Dairy, Robert Webber, Ruth Redman, unsolved Black Hawk County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved La Porte City Iowa murder, unsolved murder of Dale Redman, Willis Richard "Rick" Rhoads
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All Cases On Website
This website features unsolved Iowa homicides from 1847 to 1965. It is the proverbial work in progress — articles are being researched, written, and posted on a continuing basis as victims are discovered in the dusty archives of history. … Continue reading
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WWII to the Age of Aquarius: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1941-1965
Click on a title below to read about defenseless victims, heartless killers, and unfathomable motives associated with historical Iowa unsolved murders from just after WWII through 1965. All the following articles were researched and written by Nancy Bowers between … Continue reading
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Jazz Age, Great Depression: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1918 -1940
Click on a title below to read about defenseless victims, heartless killers, and unfathomable motives associated with historical Iowa unsolved murders from just after WWI to the beginning of WWII. All the following articles were researched and written by … Continue reading
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Early 20th Century through WWI: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1900-1917
Click on a title below to read about defenseless victims, heartless killers, and unfathomable motives associated with historical Iowa unsolved murders from 1900 through WWI. All the following articles were researched and written by Nancy Bowers between 2009 and … Continue reading
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Statehood to Turn of the Century: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1846-1899
Click on a title below to read about defenseless victims, heartless killers, and unfathomable motives associated with historical Iowa unsolved murders from the early days of statehood up to the eve of the 20th century. All the following articles … Continue reading
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Among the Tropical Fish: Murder of Myrtle Cumpston 1965
Murder Victim Myrtle Zelda Cumpston Co-Owner, C&K Aqualand 61-year-old Farm Wife 1904-1965 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date C&K Aqualand Cumpston Farm Near Redfield, Iowa Dallas County March 9, 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March … Continue reading
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Tagged Among the Tropical Fish: Murder of Myrtle Cumpston 1965, C&K Aqualand, Charles Cumpston, Dr. Keith Chapter, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John T. Wright, Mrs. Robert King, unsolved Dallas County Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Myrtle Cumpston, unsolved Redfield Iowa murder
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Valentine Death: Murder of Catherine Decora 1965
Murder Victim Catherine Decora (Katherine DeKora) 1917-1965 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Kenneth Taylor Residence Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County February 14, 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2010 The Valentine’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles E. Decora, Dr. Thomas Coriden, Edward Samore, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Kenneth Taylor, Louisa Bear Bear, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Catherine DeCora, unsolved murder of Catherine DeKora, unsolved murder of Katherine DeKora, unsolved Sioux City murders, unsolved Woodbury County murder, Valentines Day Death: Murder of Catherine Decora 1965
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Bound and Gagged: Murder of Francis Rafferty 1964
Murder Victim Francis John Rafferty 58-year-old Millworker Carr, Adams and Collier Company 1905-1964 Cause of Death: Asphyxiation Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Rafferty Home Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque County February 8, 1964 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 Shortly … Continue reading