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Category Archives: Murders
Deadly Taxi Party: Murder of Thaddeus Mitchell 1922
Murder Victim Thaddeus William “Thad” Mitchell 44-year-old Taxi Driver President, Consolidated Taxi Company 1878-1922 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date St. Joseph Avenue near 20th Street Near City Detention Hospital a.k.a. “Pest House” Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Beattie Garage Des Moines, David Faulkner, Deadly Taxi Party: Murder of Thaddeus Mitchell 1922, Des Moines Detention Hospital, Des Moines Pest House, Detective James McDonald, Guy E. Clift, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John I. Nelson, Kruidenier Cadillac, murder of Thaddeus Mitchell, O.R. Richart, Prohibition in Iowa, Taxi Parties, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Winburn
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All Souls’ Day: Murders of Sister Mary Virginis and Sister Mary Rosalita 1921
Murder Victims Sister Mary Virginis née Mary Agnes Austin 37-year-old Vocal Music Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy 1884-1921 Sister Mary Rosalita née Agnes McLaughlin 41-year-old Piano Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy 1880-1921 Cause of Deaths: Automobile Hit and Run Murder Scene and … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged All Souls' Day: Murders of Sister Mary Virginis and Sister Mary Rosalita 1921, Dr. Albert L. Ney, George Fagen, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Cownie Mansion, murder of Agnes McLaughlin, murder of Mary Agnes Austin, murder of Sister Mary Rosalita, murder of Sister Mary Virginis, Polk County Sheriff William Robb, Reed Auto Company Des Moines, Rev. Edward E. Seagrave, Roland Van Horn, St. Joseph's Academy Des Moines, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, William H. "Herb" Halpenny
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Family Annihilation: Murders of James, Earl, and Mary Hardy 1910
Murder Victims James Hardy 63-year-old Farmer 1846-1910 Earl Hardy 29-year-old Farmhand 1880-1910 Mary Emery Hardy 57-year-old Farm Wife 1852-1910 Murder Scene and Date Hardy Farm Van Cleve, Iowa Marshall County June 5, 1910 Cause of Deaths: Bludgeoned Motive: Obtaining an … Continue reading
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Tagged and Mary Hardy 1910, C.B. Nuson, Charles W. Preston, Earl, Earl Hardy, Earl Hardy murder, Family Annihilation: Murders of James, Hardy Family murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, It was one of the most atrocious and heartless crimes in the history of Iowa., James Hardy murder, Joseph H. Egermayer, Justice Hollenbacher, L.J. Nason, Mabel A. Starnes Hardy, Mary Emery Hardy, Mary Emery Hardy murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Marshall County Iowa murder, Van Cleve Iowa unsolved murder
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“Thin Veil Over Her Face”: Murder of Chester N. Van Horn 1914
Murder Victim Chester Newton “Chet” Van Horn 41-year-old Farmer 1873-1914 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Van Horn Farm Clear Lake Township Cerro Gordo County November 19, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged "Thin Veil Over Her Face": Murder of Chester N. Van Horn 1914, A.N. Verberg, Charles Hedin, Charlotte Callanan Van Horn, Chester Van Horn, Daniel W. Telford, David S. Rummell, Dr. Gershom H. Hill, Dr. Norman W. Phillips, Eunice Callanan, James E.E. Markley, L.A. Hill, Michael Callanan, Outing Club of Clear Lake, Park Inn Hotel Mason City Iowa, R.E. Williams, Ralph Callanan, Robert Fletcher, Roland Van Horn, Sheriff Fred Marsh, The Retreat, unsolved Cerro Gordo County Iowa murder
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