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Double Identity: Murder of George Griswold 1905

Murder Victim George Ruggles Griswold 41-year-old Iowa Agent State Mutual Life Assurance Company 1864-1905 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Business Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Conjunction of Des Moines & Raccoon rivers Des Moines, Iowa Polk County September 13, 1905 … Continue reading

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The Interrupted Funeral Procession: Murder of Josiah Pratt 1905

Murder Victim Josiah M. Pratt 33-year-old Farmer 1871-1905 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Pratt Farm Home Elm Grove Township Near Yetter, Iowa Calhoun County June 25, 1905 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 … Continue reading

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Knockout Drugs: Murder of Harry Salisbury 1904

Murder Victim Harry Heaton Salisbury 32-year-old Pottery Factory Employee 1871-1904 Cause of Death: Poisoned and Pushed From a Height Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Red Oak Creek Red Oak, Iowa Montgomery County August 5, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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