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Tag Archives: unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder
Skull by the River: Murder of Jane Doe 1920
Murder Victim Jane Doe Age and Occupation Unknown Residence Unknown Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Conjunction of Des Moines & Raccoon rivers Des Moines, Iowa Polk County Date of Death: 1920 Skull found: June 7, … Continue reading
“Butcher, Baker”: Murder of Otto H. Samp 1916
Murder Victim Otto H. Samp 37-year-old Baker Resident of Newton, Iowa 1879-1916 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date 618 E. 2nd Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County October 1, 1916 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January … Continue reading
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Tagged "Butcher Baker": Murder of Otto H. Samp 1916, Claude Koons, Detective James McDonald, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Lowenberg Brothers Bakery, Lucille Able, Otto H. Samp, Otto H. Samp murder, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, Warren R. Jackson. George Able
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Alleyway Robbery: Murder of Carlisle Hunter 1919
Murder Victim Carlisle Gordon “Lyle” Hunter 30-year-old Guthrie County Farmer 1887-1919 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Downtown Alleyway Des Moines, Iowa Polk County November 22, 1919 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October 2010 In the … Continue reading
Leave Town or Die: Murder of Richard Huggins 1914
Murder Victim Richard William Huggins 49-year-old Florist Sherwood Greenhouse 1865-1914 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Romantic Entanglement Murder Scene and Date 600 blk Conger Street Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County October 3, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2012 … Continue reading
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Strangled With His Own Necktie: Murder of David Faulkner 1920
Murder Victim David A. Faulkner 30-year-old Receiving Clerk Iowa Packing Company 1860-1920 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Grudge Murder Scene and Date 2416 E. Lyon Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County May 1, 1920 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading
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Tagged David A. Faulkner murder, Detective Jack Brophy, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Strangled With His Own Necktie: Murder of David Faulkner 1920, Thaddeus Mitchell, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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Deadly Taxi Party: Murder of Thaddeus Mitchell 1922
Murder Victim Thaddeus William “Thad” Mitchell 44-year-old Taxi Driver President, Consolidated Taxi Company 1878-1922 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date St. Joseph Avenue near 20th Street Near City Detention Hospital a.k.a. “Pest House” Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading
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Tagged Beattie Garage Des Moines, David Faulkner, Deadly Taxi Party: Murder of Thaddeus Mitchell 1922, Des Moines Detention Hospital, Des Moines Pest House, Detective James McDonald, Guy E. Clift, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John I. Nelson, Kruidenier Cadillac, murder of Thaddeus Mitchell, O.R. Richart, Prohibition in Iowa, Taxi Parties, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Winburn
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All Souls’ Day: Murders of Sister Mary Virginis and Sister Mary Rosalita 1921
Murder Victims Sister Mary Virginis née Mary Agnes Austin 37-year-old Vocal Music Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy 1884-1921 Sister Mary Rosalita née Agnes McLaughlin 41-year-old Piano Teacher St. Joseph’s Academy 1880-1921 Cause of Deaths: Automobile Hit and Run Murder Scene and … Continue reading
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Tagged All Souls' Day: Murders of Sister Mary Virginis and Sister Mary Rosalita 1921, Dr. Albert L. Ney, George Fagen, Iowa Unsolved Murders, John Cownie Mansion, murder of Agnes McLaughlin, murder of Mary Agnes Austin, murder of Sister Mary Rosalita, murder of Sister Mary Virginis, Polk County Sheriff William Robb, Reed Auto Company Des Moines, Rev. Edward E. Seagrave, Roland Van Horn, St. Joseph's Academy Des Moines, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, William H. "Herb" Halpenny
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