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Tracks in the Night: Murder of Edward Moore 1898

Murder Victim Edward “Ed” Moore 23-year-old Farmhand James LeGore Farm 1875-1898 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Railroad Tracks 1 mile north of Ely, Iowa Putnam Township Linn County October 20, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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When the Dogs Didn’t Bark: Murder of Robert M. Clary 1982

Murder Victim Robert M. Clary 48-year-old Pipefitter 1934-1982 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date 419 1/2 14th Avenue S. Clinton, Iowa Clinton County September 29, 1982 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written February 2012 Shortly after … Continue reading

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Long Creek Close to Home: Murder of Mary Lange 1970

Murder Victim Mary Berniece Lange 37-year-old Clerk Burlington Municipal Court 1933-1970 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Drowned Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Long Creek Bridge, Agency Road Near Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County December 17, 1970 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading

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Locations

To read about unsolved murders in a particular Iowa location, click on Towns/Townships or Counties: ☛ Towns/Townships ☚ ☛ Counties ☚ Articles are added frequently. Check back soon for additional stories. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________    

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“Slay Utterly”: Villisca Axe Murders 1912

Murder Victims Josiah B. Moore (1868-1912) Sara Montgomery Moore (1873-1912) Herman Montgomery Moore (1900-1912) Mary Katherine Moore (1902-1912) Arthur Boyd Moore (1905-1912) Paul Vernon Moore (1907-1912) Lena Gertrude Stillinger (1900-1912) Ina Mae Stillinger (1903-1912)   Murder Scene and Date Moore … Continue reading

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  Long ago in Iowa, a man walked through shadowy woods and stopped. Was he going somewhere or was he coming back? Was something unspeakable about to happen to him? Or was he contemplating a horrific act? Was he searching … Continue reading

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The Murders

To read about defenseless victims, heartless killers, and unfathomable motives associated with historical Iowa unsolved murders, click on the complete list of cases or on an historic period below. All articles in each time span were researched and written by … Continue reading

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