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Tag Archives: Unsolved Wapello County Iowa murder
“Foully Treated”: Murder of Thomas McGary 1892
Murder Victim Thomas McGary ? – 1892 Cause of Death: Crushed Skull Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Milwaukee Railroad Sidetrack Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County August 17, 1892 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2017 Early on the morning of … Continue reading
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Dead In Bed: Murder of Thomas Tolbert 1877
Murder Victim Thomas Tolbert 28-Year-Old Farmer 1849-1877 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Tolbert Farm Southwestern Road Two miles West of Eldon, Iowa Wapello County April 3, 1877 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2014 In … Continue reading
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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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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Letters in Russian: Murder of Ben Mikovitch 1914
Murder Victim Ben Mikovitch Rock Island Railroad Laborer Russian Immigrant Age Unknown Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Near Shaul Cemetery Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County August 25, 1914 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written October 2010 On … Continue reading
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The Wabash Trestle: Murder of James Chamberlain 1893
Murder Victim James Lewis Chamberlain 41-year-old Carpenter and Contractor 1852-1893 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Wabash Railroad Trestle Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County May 25, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2010 On Thursday, May … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Sutton Jr., Iowa Unsolved Murders, James Chamberlain, James Lewis Chamberlain, The Wabash Trestle: Murder of James Chamberlain 1893, Unsolved Iowa Murders, Unsolved Ottumwa Iowa murder, Unsolved Wapello County Iowa murder, Wabash Testle Ottumwa Iowa
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Murder Behind the Meat Market: David P. Sutton 1893
Murder Victim David P. Sutton, Jr. 43-year-old Farmer 1850-1893 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Drunken Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Barn, East Side of Town Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County February 15, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written August 2011 On … Continue reading