Tag Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murders

Death of the American Dream: Murder of Andrew Hatges 1968

Murder Victim Andrew T. Hatges 75-year-old Owner, West View Market Greek Emigrant WWI Veteran 1892-1968 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Hatges Home 108 Virginia Avenue SE Mason City, Iowa Cerro Gordo County March 8, 1968 … Continue reading

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Outside the Welcome Inn: Murder of Judith Reed 1974

Murder Victim Judith I. Reed 1936-1974 Cause of Death: Beating Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Charlotte, Iowa Clinton County December 27, 1974 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 On Thursday, December 26, 1974, 38-year-old Charlotte, Iowa, resident … Continue reading

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Shooting at “Ike’s Peak”: Murder of Edwin Jacobs 1972

Murder Victim Edwin Harry “Eddie” Jacobs 55-year-old Unemployed WWII Veteran 1916-1972 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Ike’s Peak Izaak Walton League Clinton, Iowa Clinton County January 2, 1972 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 … Continue reading

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Death at the Dairy: Murder of Dale Redman 1968

Murder Victim Dale Redman 57-year-old Dairy Owner 1910-1968 Cause of Death: Gunshots Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date La Porte City Dairy La Porte City, Iowa Black Hawk County March 5, 1968 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 At … Continue reading

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Among the Tropical Fish: Murder of Myrtle Cumpston 1965

Murder Victim Myrtle Zelda Cumpston Co-Owner, C&K Aqualand 61-year-old Farm Wife 1904-1965 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date C&K Aqualand Cumpston Farm Near Redfield, Iowa Dallas County March 9, 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March … Continue reading

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Valentine Death: Murder of Catherine Decora 1965

Murder Victim Catherine Decora (Katherine DeKora) 1917-1965 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Kenneth Taylor Residence Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County February 14, 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2010 The Valentine’s … Continue reading

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Bound and Gagged: Murder of Francis Rafferty 1964

Murder Victim Francis John Rafferty 58-year-old Millworker Carr, Adams and Collier Company 1905-1964 Cause of Death: Asphyxiation Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Rafferty Home Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque County February 8, 1964 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 Shortly … Continue reading

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“Right Place, Wrong Time”: Murder of Edward Kriz 1962

Murder Victim Edward A. Kriz 43-year-old Owner George’s Buffet Tavern 1919-1962 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Elimination of Witness Murder Scene and Date Hamburg Inn No. 2 214 North Linn Street Iowa City, Iowa Johnson County November 10, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading

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Burning Murder? Death of Lucille DeVries 1962

Victim Lucille Elaine DeVries 22-year-old Secretary, Iowa Company Waitress, Frontier Ballroom 1940-1962 Cause of Death: Burns Motive: Unknown Crime Scene and Date 607 3rd Street NE Mason City, Iowa Cerro Gordo County October 10, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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Explosion in the Night: Murder of William L. Meadows 1961

Murder Victim William Lawrence Meadows 36-year-old Farmer Plainfield Town Marshal WWII Veteran 1924-1961 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Hartmann Packing Plant Plainfield, Iowa Bremer County January 24, 1961 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading

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