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Tag Archives: unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
“Myself, Meadow, Hawk”: Murder of Evelyn Lee 1930
Murder Victim Evelyn Marie Lee 9-year-old Student Irving Grammar School 1921-1930 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date Four Mile Creek near Youngstown Des Moines, Iowa Polk County May 10, 1930 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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Tagged "Myself, Albert H. Pederson, Carl D. Missildine, Carl McCune, Dr. John A. Larson, Dr. William Carpenter, Earl C. Galloway, Edward Gardner, Edward Gibson, Elmer Gibson, Evelyn Lee, Four Mile Creek, Grace Lee Bollier, Harold Wessell, Hawk": Murder of Evelyn Lee 1930, Henry Alber, Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Risden, Joseph Wessell, Judge Ralph Powers, L.J. Smith, L.J. Strayer, Leonard Keeler, Lillian Young, Meadow, Ora M. Gardner, Park A. Findley, Pearl Schultz, Raymond E. Hanke, Roscoe P. Bane, Tobias "Toby" Lee, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Bollier
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Cab in the Snow-Filled Ditch: Murder of Leon Groves 1951
Murder Victim Leon E. Groves 40-year-old Optometrist Part-time Taxi Driver 1911-1951 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date SE 18th & Scott Des Moines, Iowa Polk County December 22, 1951 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written January 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cab in the Snow-Filled Ditch: Murder of Leon Groves 1951, Detective Jack Brophy, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Leon Groves, murdered cab driver, Ruan Cab, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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Nearly Home: Murder of Anna Marie Medici 1962
Murder Victim Anna Marie Medici 21-year-old Office Worker 1941-1962 Cause of Death: Automobile Hit and Run Murder Scene and Date US Highway 69 Carney, Iowa Crocker Township Polk County November 16, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2011 In … Continue reading
“Cold-Blooded Sadistic Type”: Murder of Ramona Jean Cox 1962
Murder Victim Ramona Jean Cox 25-year-old Secretary, C.D. Wilcox Company Part-time Cashier, Ardan 1937-1962 Cause of Death: Slashed Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date 1526 Woodland Avenue Des Moines, Iowa Polk County April 29, 1962 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Kagin, Charles Russell, Cold-Blooded Sadistic Type: Murder of Ramona Jean Cox 1962, Edward J. McCarthy, Frank J. Evans, Harry Perkins, Harry Perkins Jr., Henrietta Kagin, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Jackie Prosser, Pete Carpino, Sharon Catlett, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, Vear V. Douglas, Weldon Whitenack
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The Christmas Eve Brawl: Murder of Charles Johnson 1901
Murder Victim Charles Johnson 35-year-old Saloon Owner 1866-1901 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Drunken Mob Action Murder Scene and Date Johnson Saloon East Fifth and Court Avenue Des Moines, Iowa Polk County December 24, 1901 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Order of Foresters, Charles Johnson, Conrad Gegner, Des Moines saloon, Fred Saunders, George Yeager, Huge "Slim" O'Donnell, Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Lully, Jim Lally, John Coyle, John McLennan, Leslie Mortier Shaw, Morris Shea, The Christmas Eve Brawl: Murder of Charles Johnson 1901, Thomas E. Dowden, Thomas Traverse, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William A. Spurrier
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The Veteran Who Lived Alone: Murder of Henry Millard 1874
Murder Victim Henry J. Millard 30-year-old Farmer and Civil War Veteran 1844-1874 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Camp Township Polk County October 1874 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written 2011 In early October of 1874, 30-year-old … Continue reading
Taking the Waters: Murder of Frank Callahan 1905
Murder Victim Frank Callahan 34-year-old “Nervous Disorder” Patient 1870-1905 Cause of Death: Drowned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Last Seen September 19, 1905 Des Moines, Iowa Found in Des Moines River at Levey Polk County September 24, 1905 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarence Keeling, Colfax Sanitarium, Double Identity: Murder of George Griswold 1905, Dr. William Beck, Frank Callahan, Frank Keeling, George R. Griswold, Harvey Keller, Taking the Waters: Murder of Frank Callahan 1905, Thomas Callahan, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, Unsolved Iowa Murders, unsolved murder of George Griswold, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Perry Keeney
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The One-Armed Man: Murder of William A. Hunt 1893
Murder Victim William Asbury Hunt Des Moines’s First Police Chief 63-year-old Civil War Veteran Cause of Death: Bludgeoned, Pushed From a Height Motive: Robbery 1830-1893 Murder Scene and Date Alley, 600 block of Locust Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County … Continue reading
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Tagged Des Moines first Police Chief, Eliza Jane Pursley Hunt, Isaac W. Griffith, Lederer-Strauss Company, The One-Armed Man: Murder of William A. Hunt 1893, unsolved Des Moines Iowa Murder, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders, William Asbury Hunt
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Death Comes to the Mayor: Murder of Robert W. Stubbs 1882
Murder Victim Robert Wadsworth Stubbs 36-year-old Mill Owner Mayor of Polk City 1845-1892 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Home Invasion Murder Scene and Date Stubbs Family Home Polk City, Iowa Polk County April 15, 1882 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Comes to the Mayor: Murder of Robert W. Stubbs 1882, Eggleston & Stubbs Flour Mill, Iowa Unsolved Murders, Katherine Terrell Stubbs Glenn, Mayor of Polk City, Robert W. Stubbs, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Polk City Iowa murders, unsolved Polk County Iowa murders
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