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Category Archives: Murders
“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
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
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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Shot Down in the Street: Murder of Dr. William F. Swisher 1898
Murder Victim Dr. William F. Swisher 29-year-old Physician 1868-1898 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Concealing a Secret From the Past Murder Scene and Date Main Street (now Vine Street) Woodburn, Iowa Clarke County June 23, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Clarke County Iowa unsolved murder, Dr. E.J. Lawrence, Harry Carson, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lynette and Steve Davis, Mamie Carson, Mary Francis "Matie" Daily Swisher, Shot Down in the Street: Murder of William F. Swisher 1898, Unsolved Iowa Murders, William F. Swisher, Woodburn Iowa unsolved murder
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“A Splendid Gentleman, a Good Scholar”: Murder of Price V. Evans 1895
Murder Victim Price Vincent Evans 24-year-old Principal Osage High School 1871-1895 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Concealing a Secret From the Past Murder Scene and Date Osage, Iowa Mitchell County October 14, 1895 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written November 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Splendid Gentleman, a Good Scholar": Murder of Price V. Evans 1895, Arta Moor, Arta Moore and M.E. Stinson murder suicide, Catherine Ann Davis Evans, David W. Evans, Dr. Arnold Moon, Dr. Enoch Long, Dr. William H. Gable, Evan J. Evans, Frank D. Jackson, G.W. Alt, George Chandler, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Jere Wright Annis, Leonard F. Parker, M.E. Stinson, Michael J. Kelley, Mitchell County Iowa unsolved murder, Osage Iowa High School, Osage Iowa unsolved murder, Price V. Evans, Price Vincent Evans, Spring Park Osage Iowa, Thompson T. Osborn, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder Mitchell County Iowa, unsolved murder Osage Iowa, William Davis Evans, Winona Track
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The Dead Horse Trader: Murder of William Clugston 1867
Murder Victim William Clugston Horse Farmer Resident of Sandusky County, Ohio ?-1867 Cause of Death: Mutilated Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Washington Prairie Near Frankville Township South of Decorah, Iowa Winneshiek County January 1867 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers September … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Frankville Iowa, Frankville Iowa unsolved murder, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Sandusky County Ohio, The Dead Horse Trader: Murder of William Clugston 1867, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Washington Prairie Winneshiek County, William Z. Clugston, Winneshiek County Iowa, Winneshiek County Iowa unsolved murders
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“Thick Veil of Mystery” On New Year’s Eve: Murder of C.H. Wessell 1891
Murder Victim Carster Henry “C.H.” Wessel 68-year-old Farmer 1823-1891 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Near Post Office Teeds Grove Clinton County January 1, 1891 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written December 2011 On Wednesday evening, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Thick Veil of Mystery" On New Years Eve: Murder of C.H. Wessell 1891, August Wessell, C.H. Wessell, C.W. Meyers, Caroline Wessell, Carster Henry Wessel, Charles Jargo, Christena Petersen, Detliff Petersen, Frans "Frank" Peterseen, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Jackson, Joseph Cuddy, Joseph E. Moran, Joseph H. Flint, Teeds Grove Iowa, Teeds Grove Iowa unsolved murder, Teeds Iowa, Teeds Iowa Unsolved murder, Unsolved Clinton County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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Grifters and Cons: Murder of “Lucille Marvin” 1937
Murder Victim “Lucille Marvin” Conwoman, Thief ?-1937 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Concealing Criminal Activity Murder Scene and Date Lafayette Hotel, Third Floor Clinton, Iowa Clinton County October 9, 1937 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2012 Nothing seemed amiss … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Charles H. Snyder, Don Wallert, Dr. Dean Teeters, Dr. E.H. Boyer, Dr. Guy F. Robbins, Dr. L.O. Riggert, Ellen Arendt, Grifters and Cons: Murder of "Lucille Marvin" 1937, Iowa Unsolved Murders, J.L. Clarke Mortuary, Joseph "Joe" Burke, Lafayette Hotel, Leon P. Molloy, Lucille Marvin, Martin Duffy, Michael L. “Mike” Blumberg, Norman Hoop, Sheriff C.S. Peterson, Unsolved Clinton County Iowa murders, Unsolved Clinton Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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“Myself, Meadow, Hawk”: Murder of Evelyn Lee 1930
Murder Victim Evelyn Marie Lee 9-year-old Student Irving Grammar School 1921-1930 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date Four Mile Creek near Youngstown Des Moines, Iowa Polk County May 10, 1930 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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Tagged "Myself, Albert H. Pederson, Carl D. Missildine, Carl McCune, Dr. John A. Larson, Dr. William Carpenter, Earl C. Galloway, Edward Gardner, Edward Gibson, Elmer Gibson, Evelyn Lee, Four Mile Creek, Grace Lee Bollier, Harold Wessell, Hawk": Murder of Evelyn Lee 1930, Henry Alber, Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Risden, Joseph Wessell, Judge Ralph Powers, L.J. Smith, L.J. Strayer, Leonard Keeler, Lillian Young, Meadow, Ora M. Gardner, Park A. Findley, Pearl Schultz, Raymond E. Hanke, Roscoe P. Bane, Tobias "Toby" Lee, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Bollier
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The Wabash Trestle: Murder of James Chamberlain 1893
Murder Victim James Lewis Chamberlain 41-year-old Carpenter and Contractor 1852-1893 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Wabash Railroad Trestle Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County May 25, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2010 On Thursday, May … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Sutton Jr., Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Chamberlain, James Lewis Chamberlain, The Wabash Trestle: Murder of James Chamberlain 1893, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Ottumwa Iowa murder, Unsolved Wapello County Iowa murder, Wabash Testle Ottumwa Iowa
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