Tag Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murders

Third Time, No Charm: Murder of Benjamin “Barney” Kaplan 1925

Murder Victim Benjamin “Barney” Kaplan 38-year-old Grocer 1885-1925 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder and Date Kaplan Grocery 301 S. Wall Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County Shot April 15, 1925 Died May 27, 1925 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading →

“Walking Corpse”: Suspicious Death of Nancy Duncan 1880

Nancy Bowers

Victim Nancy Duncan Widowed Farm Wife ca. 1820-1880 Cause of Death: Slashed With Knife Motive: Family Neglect and Abuse Body Location and Date Rural Area, Loess Hills Pacific Junction, Iowa Mills County June 6, 1880 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading →

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Two Guns, Two Policies, One Woman: Murder of Henry Duffy 1897

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victim Henry V. Duffy 33-year-old Dry Goods Merchant Captain, Iowa National Guard 1864-1897 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date J. Duffy & Sons Store Williams-Stillwell block Waukon, Iowa Allamakee County April 27, 1897 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading →

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Thrown Away: Murder of Sandra Jo Pittman 1980

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victim Sandra Jo “Sandy” Pittman 17-year-old Runaway Bettendorf High School Dropout 1962-1980 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Sociopathy, General Murder Scene and Date Highway 30 Roadside Park Near Clarence, Iowa Cedar County September 17, 1980 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading →

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Last Accounts: Murder of Henry Nurre 1890

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victim Henry Nurre 76-year-old Mortgage Broker Retired Farmer 1814-1890 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned with Poker and Hammer Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Nurre Farm Home 2 miles east of Brown’s Station Waterford Township Clinton County, Iowa March 11, … Continue reading →

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Death at the Morticians’ Convention: Murders of Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison 1980

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victims Rose Z. Burkert 22-year-old Nursing Student Resident of St. Joseph, Missouri 1958-1980 Roger E. Atkison 32-year-old Repairman, Installer General Telephone Company Resident of St. Joseph, Missouri 1948-1980 Cause of Deaths: Struck with Ax or Roofing Hatchet Motive: Love … Continue reading →

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A Story Yet To Be Told: Murder of Sheila Jean Collins 1968

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victim Sheila Jean Collins 18-year-old Freshman Iowa State University 1949-1968 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder and Date Last seen in Ames, Iowa January 26, 1968 Body found in rural Colo, Iowa Story County January … Continue reading →

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Death on the Way to Sturgis: Murder of James M. Bailey, Jr. 1975

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victim James M. “Beetle” Bailey, Jr. 32-year-old Treasurer Hells Angels, Cleveland Chapter 1942-1975 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Revenge for Snitching Murder Scene and Date Highway 117 Overpass, I-80 Colfax, Iowa Jasper County August 14, 1975 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading →

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Flesh and Blood: Murder of Aaron Smith 1864

Nancy Bowers

Murder Victim Aaron Smith 41-year-old Farmer 1823-1864 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Family Dispute Concerning Incest Murder Scene and Date Saylor and Crocker Townships Line Polk County, Iowa March 8, 1864 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2013 In the … Continue reading →

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

Nancy Bowers

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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Tag Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murders

Third Time, No Charm: Murder of Benjamin “Barney” Kaplan 1925

“Walking Corpse”: Suspicious Death of Nancy Duncan 1880

Two Guns, Two Policies, One Woman: Murder of Henry Duffy 1897

Thrown Away: Murder of Sandra Jo Pittman 1980

Last Accounts: Murder of Henry Nurre 1890

Death at the Morticians’ Convention: Murders of Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison 1980

A Story Yet To Be Told: Murder of Sheila Jean Collins 1968

Death on the Way to Sturgis: Murder of James M. Bailey, Jr. 1975

Flesh and Blood: Murder of Aaron Smith 1864

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

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