Tag Archives: Winneshiek County Iowa unsolved murders

Strictly Strychnine: Murder of John P. Stickles 1876

Murder Victim John P. Stickles Farmer Ca. 1841-1876 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Stickles Home Near Decorah, Iowa Winneshiek County January 4, 1876 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June 2014 When he arose on … Continue reading

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The Dead Horse Trader: Murder of William Clugston 1867

Murder Victim William Clugston Horse Farmer Resident of Sandusky County, Ohio ?-1867 Cause of Death: Mutilated Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Washington Prairie Near Frankville Township South of Decorah, Iowa Winneshiek County January 1867 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers September … Continue reading

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The “Menial Drudge”: Murder of Lovina Kneeskern 1876

Murder Victim Lovina Peck Kneeskern 51-year-old Farm Wife 1825-1876 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Frankville Township South of Decorah, Iowa Winneshiek County April 28, 1876 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2012 In contemporary … Continue reading

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