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Category Archives: Murders
Christmas Day Death on Mud Creek: Murder of Henry Stephens 1876
Murder Victim Henry Nicholas Stephens66-year-old Farmer1810-1876Cause of Death: Pushed From a HeightMotive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Railroad Bridge Over Mud CreekOne Mile East of Vinton, IowaBenton CountyChristmas Day, 1876 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy BowersWritten April 2012 On Christmas Day of … Continue reading
Deadly Holiday Excursion: Murder of Alexander McArthur 1899
Murder Victim Alexander McArthur 22-year-old Laborer Cedar Rapids Resident 1877-1899 Cause of Death: Pushed From Train Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date West of Train Depot Davenport, Iowa Scott County September 5, 1899 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Staffenbiel, Alexander McArthur, C.A. Carlson, Catherine McArthur Alt, Charles M. Wittig, Deadly Holiday Excursion: Murder of Alexander McArthur 1899, Dr. Fredrick Lambach, Ellsey Riley, George Slater, James Baker, James LeGore, Joe Hendel, John D. Tichenor, Joseph Kozlovsky, Layton R. Ackley, Lena Aldine, Martin McArthur, Rolla Jackson, Unsolved Davenport Iowa murders, Unsolved Scott County Iowa murders
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Halloween Homicide: Murder of Walter Schenck 1902
Murder Victim Walter D. Schenck 26-year-old Teamster City Constable 1876-1902 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Front Gate, Schenck Home 210 Second Street Adair, Iowa Adair County October 31, 1902 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July … Continue reading
“The Peaceable Negro”: Murder of John Allen 1864
Murder Victim John Allen Employee of the Demoine [sic] House ?-1864 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Drunken Aggression Murder Scene and Date Ensign Livery Stable Walnut between 2nd & 3rd Des Moines, Iowa Polk County July 8, 1864 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
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Tagged Company K of the 10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Des Moines Unsolved Murders, Ensign's Livery Stable, John Allen, John McRoberts, The "Peaceable Negro": Murder of John Allen 1864, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of John Allen, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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The “Menial Drudge”: Murder of Lovina Kneeskern 1876
Murder Victim Lovina Peck Kneeskern 51-year-old Farm Wife 1825-1876 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Frankville Township South of Decorah, Iowa Winneshiek County April 28, 1876 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2012 In contemporary … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Kneeskern, Acles Haven Fannon, Charles VanBrocklin, Dr. W.F. Coleman, Eliza Walker Kneeskern, Frank Kneeskern, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Irene VanBrocklin, Jacob Harrison Womeldorf, Lovina Kneeskern, Lovina Peck Kneeskern, The "Menial Drudge": Murder of Lovina Kneeskern 1876, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Winneshiek County Iowa unsolved murders
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Blood by Lamplight: Murder of Esther Alger 1872
Murder Victim Esther Alger 72-year-old Farm Wife 1800-1872 Cause of death: Gunshot, Bludgeoning Motive: Teenage Sociopathy Murder Scene and Date Alger Home Near Calamus, Iowa Clinton County September 25, 1872 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2011 In 1872, life … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Brownlie, Blood by Lamplight: Murder of Esther Alger 1872, DeWitt Clinton Curtis, Dorcus Hawkins Alger, Elizabeth Brownlie, Esther Alger, Jud Curtis, Lyman Alger, Nathan S. Curtis, Spooner P. Burton, Unsolved Calamus Iowa murders, Unsolved Clinton County Iowa murders, Unsolved Iowa Murders
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“Riding the Blinds”: Murder of Elmer Dudrey 1896
Murder Victim Willis Elmer Dudrey 22-year-old Farmhand 1874-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Train Station Webster City, Iowa Hamilton County June 7, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2011 “Riding the blinds” was … Continue reading
After Church: Murders of Lena and Tommy Peterson 1902
Murder Victims Mary Magdalene “Lena” Peterson 1886-1902 15-year-old High School Student Thomas Hoffman “Tommy” Peterson 13-year-old Grammar School Student 1888-1902 Cause of Deaths: Bludgeoned Motive: Family Jealousy Murder Scene and Date Madison Avenue Highland Park, Iowa Lee Township Polk County … Continue reading
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Victims
To read about a particular victim of an historic unsolved Iowa murder, click on a name below from the list alphabetized by first name. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ☛ A through K ☚ Aaron Smith Addis Lyman Adelbert Rowland Agnes McLaughlin (Sister Mary … Continue reading
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“Old Feud Fueled by Drink”: Murder of Nathaniel Carnagy 1847
Murder Victim Nathaniel Carnagy 39-year-old Farmer 1808-1847 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Marion, Iowa Linn County April 4, 1847 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers This is a story about a solved, unresolved murder. It’s not … Continue reading