Tag Archives: Unsolved Iowa Murders

Coldblooded Desperado: Murder of Officer George W. Wilson 1907

Murder Victim George W. Wilson 50-year-old Detective Council Bluffs Police Department 1857-1907 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Elliott Street Council Bluffs, Iowa Pottawattamie County End of Watch: Monday, July 29, 1907 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading

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The Tramp at Breakfast: Murder of Andrew Hart 1896

Murder Victim Andrew Hart 26-year-old Farmhand 1870-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Myron Woodard Farm Section 9, Washington Township Near LaMoille, Iowa Marshall County December 13, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2013 In … Continue reading

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The Beckoning Hand: Murder of Alma Harrison 1905

Murder Victim Alma Harrison 17-year-old Daughter of Prominent Davenport Family 1888-1905 Murder Scene and Date Mississippi River Disappeared at Buffalo, Iowa Scott County July 17, 1905 Found 8 miles North of Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine County July 22, 1905 Cause of … Continue reading

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Poison Kiss: Murder of Edwin Hodges 1869

Murder Victim Edwin F. Hodges 24-year-old Farmer 1845-1869 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Elimination of Husband to Obtain Wife Murder Scene and Date James McQuinn Home Florence Township (formerly Cue) Benton County January 8, 1869 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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Shock: Suspicious Death of Neva Andrews 1950

Victim Neva Elizabeth Andrews 46-year-old Homemaker Divorced Mother of Two 1903-1950 Cause of Death: Shock Due to Slashing Motive: Unknown Death Scene and Date 500 Block West Willow Street Cherokee, Iowa Cherokee County August 7, 1950 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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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

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“None But a Frenzied Woman”: Murder of Anna Wiese 1893

Murder Victim Anna Wiese 20-year-old Hired Girl Henry and Rebecca Russie Farm 1873-1893 Cause of Death: Stabbed, Slashed, and Clubbed Motive: Jealousy Murder Scene and Date Vienna Township Marshall County August 26, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written December 2010 … Continue reading

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Obsession: Murder of Mamie Peterson 1896

Murder Victim Mamie A. Peterson 18-year-old Household Helper, Family Home 1878-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motives: Jealousy/Avoiding Responsibility for Pregnancy Murder Scene and Date Unionville, Iowa Appanoose County May 12, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written May 2013 The elements … Continue reading

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Taken to the Grave: Murder of Juliette Thomas 1871

Murder Victim Juliette Pranal Thomas 58-year-old Farm Wife 1813-1871 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Thomas Home Hazelton, Iowa Buchanan County February 12, 1871 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2013 The story of Juliette … Continue reading

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Hired Killer: Murder of Mary Ann Green 1987

Murder Victim Mary Ann Amber Green 59-year-old Retired Bookkeeper Widowed Homemaker 1928-1987 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Obtaining an Inheritance Murder Scene and Date Spring Creek Mobile Park Highway 23 South Oskaloosa, Iowa Mahaska County September 27, 1987 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading

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