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Category Archives: Murders
Inside the Garage: Murder of Henry Christensen 1941
Murder Victim Henry Christensen 58-year-old Car Inspector North Western Railroad 1882-1941 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Romantic Obsession Murder Scene and Date Garage, Christensen Home 1735 Grand Avenue Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County June 21, 1941 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Alexander Christensen, Catherine Johnson, Clarence A. "Pat" Bangs, Inside the Garage: Murder of Henry Christensen 1941, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judge Andrew v. Thornell, Judge Daniel Sheehan, Judge John A. Murray, Pearl Ivy Christensen, Roy W. Smith, unsolved Council Bluffs murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Henry Christensen, unsolved Pottawattamie County murder
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A Daughter’s Quest for Justice: Murder of Clarence Raymond Case 1961
Murder Victim Clarence Raymond “Ray” Case Owner, Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn Retired Welder 62-year-old WWI Veteran 1898-1961 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn 1646 W. Locust Avenue Davenport, Iowa Scott … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Betty Case Gibbs, Daughter's Search for Justice: Murder of Clarence Case 1961, Davenport Police Captain Elmer Peterson, Edith Heston Case, Elmer Clauusen, Forrest Ashcraft, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Ackerman, Norman Paulsen, Ray and Edith's Travel Inn Davenport, Ronaly L. Carlson John Byrd Martin Professor of Law at the University of Georgia, T.J. Crowley, Unsolved Davenport Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Clarence Ray Case, Unsolved Scott County Iowa murders, William Claussen
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Staged Scene: Murder of Charles Shamblen 1936
Murder Victim Charles O. Shamblen 50-year-old Service Station Owner 1886-1936 Cause of Death: Faked Railroad Accident Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date West of Burlington Depot Malvern, Iowa Mills County December 12, 1936 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 … Continue reading
The Redhead in the Strawstack: Murder of Jane Doe 1925
Murder Victim Jane Doe Unknown Redhead ca. 1900-1925 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Watts Hill 2 Miles East of Carlisle, Iowa Warren County July 24, 1925 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Carlisle Area Historical Society, Clarence Gift, Claude M. Morris, DeFord Drugstore, Earl Leverich, Frank Robertson, George Patterson, Harlan Cain, Hugh Patterson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J. Elmer DeFord, James Risden, Jane Doe 1925 Carlisle Iowa, Ross Kerr, The Redhead in the Strawstack: Murder of Jane Doe 1925, The Strawstack Murder, unsolved Carlisle Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Warren County Iowa murder, Wadia Huckleberry, Walter Fleming
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Letters in Russian: Murder of Ben Mikovitch 1914
Murder Victim Ben Mikovitch Rock Island Railroad Laborer Russian Immigrant Age Unknown Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Near Shaul Cemetery Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County August 25, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October 2010 On … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.S. Ellerick, Letters in Russian: Murder of Ben Mikovitch 1914, Mrs. Con Jacobson, murder on Rock Island Railroad, Shaul Cemetery Ottumwa Iowa, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Ben Mikovitch, Unsolved Ottumwa Iowa murder, Unsolved Wapello County Iowa murder
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Elgin Watch Case #138033: Murder of John Doe 1910
Murder Victim John Doe 1910 “Young Man” Occupation Unknown Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Charles J. Murray farm South Fork Township Delaware County, Iowa Last Seen Labor Day, September 5, 1910 Body Found Thanksgiving Day, … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Charles J. Murray, Elgin Watch Case #138033: Murder of John Doe 1910, Elgin watch movement number 1024613, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J. Smith, J.C. Parott, John Murray, Miss Gearhart, Monticello Iowa murder, open-face Elgin watch silver case number 138033, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder Delaware County Iowa, unsolved murder of John Doe 1910, unsolved murder South Fork Township Delaware County Iowa, Whitcomb
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In the Head and Heart: Murder of John Doe 1917
Murder Victim John Doe 1917 Occupation Unknown ca. 1867 – 1917 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Tool House, Union Depot Sheldon, Iowa O’Brien County April 17, 1917 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 On … Continue reading
Butter and Egg Day: Murder of Nels Louvring 1933
Murder Victim Nels Petersen Louvring 51-year-old Service Station Operator Automobile Junk Yard Owner 1882-1933 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Louvring Home 315 Water Street Fayette, Iowa Fayette County July 29, 1933 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Butter and Egg Day: Murder of Nels Louvring 1933, Charles Guyer, Dr. Cluley C. Hall, Dr. F.L. Baker, Dr. W.E. Walsh, Henry J. Nehring, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Irene Brimmer Guyer. Harvey Guyer, John Dolan, Levi Van Sickle, murder of Ashley Downing, Paul Dolan, Rev. Virgil Welch, Sheriff A.A. Robertson, unsolved Fayette County Iowa murder, unsolved Fayette Iowa murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of Ashley Downing, unsolved murder of Nels Louvring
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