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Bright, Bold Blackmailer: Murder of Alice Kelly 1888

Murder Victim Alice Kelley 28-year-old Blackmailer 1860-1888 Cause of Death: Beaten and Slashed Motive: Revenge for Blackmail Murder Scene and Date Wooded Area “Old Field” Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County July 9, 1888 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2013 It … Continue reading

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Destination Unknown: Murder of Geraldine Maggert 1968

Murder Victim Geraldine Evelyn Florence Maggert 25-year-old Secretary Urban Renewal Relocations, Cedar Rapids Office Single Mother of a Daughter Cause of Death: Beaten and Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy 1943-1968 Murder and Date Last Seen: Downtown Cedar Rapids Linn County, Iowa … Continue reading

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Coal Mine Plunge: Suspicious Death of Robert Lee Ruby 1936

Victim Robert Lee Ruby 54-year-old Farmer and Coal Miner 1882-1936 Cause of Death: Pushed From a Height Motive: Unknown Death Scene and Date Bidwell Coal Mine Polk Township Wapello County, Iowa January 11, 1936 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August … Continue reading

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Forgotten and Unsolved: Murder of Melvin Royale Adams 1983

Murder Victim Melvin Royale “Mez” Adams Royal Canadian Air Force veteran 1928-1983 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Cabin south of Agency, Iowa Wapello County February 13, 1983 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … 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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A Mother Never Forgotten: Murder of Angela Altman 1981

Murder Victim Angela Marie Altman 22-year-old Single Mom 1958-1981 Cause of Death: Stabbed Murder Scene and Date 215 S. 7th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa Webster County January 24, 1981 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2011 On Saturday, January 24, … Continue reading

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Good Neighborhood Kid: Murder of Ronald Butler 1977

Murder Victim Ronald Craig Butler Student, University of Northern Iowa Music Teacher, Martin Luther King Center 1954-1977 Cause of Death: Stabbed Murder Scene and Date Butler Residence 327 Sumner Street Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County October 18, 1977 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading

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Cold Deep Waters: Murder of Connie Craft 1975

Murder Victim Connie J. Craft 20-year-old Cosmetology Student 1955-1975 Cause of Death: Drowned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Albion Gravel Pit Cresco, Iowa Howard County June 30, 1975 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2010 In 1975, the Albion … Continue reading

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The Shy, Quiet Victim: Murder of Emma Lewis 1976

Murder Victim Emma Sophia Lewis 80-year-old Widowed Homemaker 1896-1976 Cause of Death: Drowned in Own Blood After Beating Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Lewis Home Waukee, Iowa Dallas County September 14, 1976 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2010 … Continue reading

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