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Tag Archives: unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder
The Well Digger: Murder of Peter Hendrickson 1895
Murder Victim Peter Hendrickson 47-Year-Old Well Digger And Stone Mason 1848-1895 Cause of Death: Unknown (Staged Suicide) Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Keokuk and Des Moines Railroad Bridge Des Moines, Iowa Polk County October 5, 1895 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold Iowa murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, Peter Hendrickson, The Well Digger: Murder of Peter Hendrickson 1895, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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Mistaken Identity: Murder of Peter Ross 1909
Murder Victim Pete Ross Coal Miner ?-1909 Cause of Death: Slashed, Axed, Shot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Murdered in Des Moines, Iowa Polk County February 1909 Found in Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County March 6, … Continue reading
The Cooler: Suspicious Death of David T. Todd 1887
Victim David T. Todd 47-year-old Butter & Egg Commission Dealer Civil War Veteran 1839-1887 Cause of Death: Chloroform Motive: Unknown Death Scene and Date E.S. Todd & Company 115 Walnut Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County February 12, 1887 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Acting Oddly: Murder of Daniel Kelleher 1904
Murder Victim Daniel Kelleher 28-year-old Railroad Worker Burlington Northern Railroad 1876-1904 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Assaulted at Unknown Location Died at Mercy Hospital Des Moines, Iowa Polk County November 30, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading
Below the Melan Arch Bridge: Baby John Doe 1898
Murder Victim Baby John Doe Newborn Infant 1898-1898 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Infanticide Murder Scene and Date Des Moines River Sixth Avenue Melan Arch Bridge Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 22, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading
Death at the Chamberlain: Murder of Judy Ann Corbin 1967
Murder Victim Judy Ann Corbin 17-year-old Waitress, Clerk, & Go-Go Dancer 1949-1967 Cause of Death: Slashed Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Chamberlain Hotel 7th and Locust Streets Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 17, 1967 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
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Tagged Death at the Chamberlain: Murder of Judy Ann Corbin 1967, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Judy Ann Corbin, Ralph Ben Reynolds, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, Waldo F. Wheeler, William Kutmus
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Babe in the Woods: Murder of an Infant Girl 1910
Murder Victim Infant Girl February 25-March 4, 1910 Cause of Death: Strangulation Motive: Infanticide Murder Scene and Date Johnson Woods North of Iowa City, Iowa Johnson County March 4, 1910 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2013 It was 4:30 … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Henry Albert, Dr. J.G. Mueller, Frank A. Hornak, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Joseph Verera, Martin Verera, Paul Yeslinek, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, unsolved Iowa City Iowa murder, unsolved Johnson County Iowa murders, William J. McDonald
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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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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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Picture Imperfect: Suspicious Death of Oliver Pearson 1896
Victim Oliver E. Pearson 39-year-old Photographer and Artist 1857-1896 Cause of Death: Pushed From a Height Motive: Business Quarrel Death Scene and Date Pearson Gallery East 6th & East Locust Des Moines, Iowa Polk County March 20, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading
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