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Category Archives: Murders
Murder Behind the Meat Market: David P. Sutton 1893
Murder Victim David P. Sutton, Jr. 43-year-old Farmer 1850-1893 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Barn, East Side of Town Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County February 15, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 On … Continue reading
Cab in the Snow-Filled Ditch: Murder of Leon Groves 1951
Murder Victim Leon E. Groves 40-year-old Optometrist Part-time Taxi Driver 1911-1951 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date SE 18th & Scott Des Moines, Iowa Polk County December 22, 1951 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Cab in the Snow-Filled Ditch: Murder of Leon Groves 1951, Detective Jack Brophy, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Leon Groves, murdered cab driver, Ruan Cab, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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Nearly Home: Murder of Anna Marie Medici 1962
Murder Victim Anna Marie Medici 21-year-old Office Worker 1941-1962 Cause of Death: Automobile Hit and Run Murder Scene and Date US Highway 69 Carney, Iowa Crocker Township Polk County November 16, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2011 In … Continue reading
“Cold-Blooded Sadistic Type”: Murder of Ramona Jean Cox 1962
Murder Victim Ramona Jean Cox 25-year-old Secretary, C.D. Wilcox Company Part-time Cashier, Ardan 1937-1962 Cause of Death: Slashed Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date 1526 Woodland Avenue Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 29, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Arthur Kagin, Charles Russell, Cold-Blooded Sadistic Type: Murder of Ramona Jean Cox 1962, Edward J. McCarthy, Frank J. Evans, Harry Perkins, Harry Perkins Jr., Henrietta Kagin, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Jackie Prosser, Pete Carpino, Sharon Catlett, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, Vear V. Douglas, Weldon Whitenack
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“Stick ‘em up, Louie”: Murder of Louis Friedman 1930
Murder Victim Louis Friedman 37-year-old Grocer WWI Veteran 1893-1930 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Friedman Grocery 300 Pearl Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County December 12, 1930 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2011 In … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "Stick 'Em Up Louie": Murder of Louis Friedman, Arthur Samson, Dr. J.H. Robbins, Edwin Cox, Elmer Beatty, Eugene Noonan, Eugene Noonon, Friedman Grocery, Goldie Levins, Ida Victor Friedman, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Louis Friedman, Mike Kelly, Rex Frolkey, Roberts Dairy, Rufus Davis, Sioux City Iowa unsolved murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Sioux City murder, Unsolved Woodbury County Iowa murder, Westcott's Undertaking, Woodbury County Iowa unsolved murder
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The Christmas Eve Brawl: Murder of Charles Johnson 1901
Murder Victim Charles Johnson 35-year-old Saloon Owner 1866-1901 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Drunken Mob Action Murder Scene and Date Johnson Saloon East Fifth and Court Avenue Des Moines, Iowa Polk County December 24, 1901 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Ancient Order of Foresters, Charles Johnson, Conrad Gegner, Des Moines saloon, Fred Saunders, George Yeager, Huge "Slim" O'Donnell, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Lully, Jim Lally, John Coyle, John McLennan, Leslie Mortier Shaw, Morris Shea, The Christmas Eve Brawl: Murder of Charles Johnson 1901, Thomas E. Dowden, Thomas Traverse, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William A. Spurrier
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“The Whole Affair is a Deep Mystery”: Murder of Adelbert Rowland 1897
Murder Victim Adelbert D. Rowland 34-year-old Widowed Laborer 1862-1897 Cause of Death: Beaten With Club Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date South Fork Township 8 Miles NW of Maquoketa, Iowa Jackson County April 8, 1897 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged "The Whole Affair is a Deep Mystery": Murder of Adelbert Rowland 1897, Adelbert Rowland, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Southfork Township Jackson County Iowa, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jackson County Iowa Murders, Unsolved South Fork Township Jackson County Iowa murders
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Narrowly Escaping the Lynch Mob: Murder of Mr. Knisely 1848
Murder Victim Mr. Knisely Farmer ?-1848 Cause of Death: Unknown, Body Not Found Murder Scene and Date Knisely Cabin Sherman Township Jasper County, Iowa Summer, 1848 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2011 In the early days of Iowa statehood, … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Unsolved Iowa Murder
Tagged Enoch Worthen "Old Enoch" Eastman, Hamlin Brothers Jasper County Iowa, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Mr. Knisely, Narrowly Escaping the Lynch Mob: Murder Of Mr. Knisely 1848, Sherman Township Jasper County Iowa, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Jasper County Iowa murders
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Wages in Gold: Murder of John Hill Beal 1893
Murder Victim John Hill Beal 19 year-old Farmhand 1874-1893 Cause of Death: Struck With Heavy Rock Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Railroad tracks 2 miles south of Cherokee, Iowa Cherokee County November 17, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading