Tag Archives: unsolved Des Moines County Iowa Murder

The Gun in the Privy: Murder of Louisa Fritzsche 1893

Murder Victim Louisa Fritzsche 29-Year-Old Homemaker 1864-1893 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Possible Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Fritzsche Home May Avenue Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County July 25, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2015 Tuesday, July … Continue reading

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Gas Light: Suspicious Deaths of Clara & Alfred Mellor, Jr. 1920

Murder Victim Clara B. Mellor 36-year-old Homemaker 1873-1920 Alfred P. Mellor, Jr. 3-year-old Son 1917-1920 Cause of Deaths: Gassed Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Mellor Home 625 Hedge Avenue Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County July 29, 1920 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading

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What the Medium Saw: Murder of John Pierson 1904

Murder Victim (Louis) John Pierson 52-year-old Dairyman/Milkman 1851-1904 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Mississippi River Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County Last Seen: March 11, 1904 Body Found: August 20, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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Appointment With Death: Murder of Dorothy Miller 1969

Murder Victim Dorothy H. Miller 48-year-old Realtor Bolick Realty 1921-1969 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Stabbed Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date 118 Grand Street Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County August 18, 1969 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July … Continue reading

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