To read about defenseless victims, heartless killers, and unfathomable motives associated with historical Iowa unsolved murders, click on the complete list of cases or on an historic period below.
All articles in each time span were researched and written by Nancy Bowers between 2009 and the present, some with the assistance of David Jindrich. For many of the victims, these stories were the first preservation of the facts other than newspaper accounts from the time of the murders.
This is the only true and authorized site for the articles — many never seen before. Check back for additional cases.
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☛ Entire List of Cases: Iowa Unsolved Murders Historic Cases ☚
☛ Statehood to Turn of the Century: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1846-1899 ☚
☛ Early 20th Century through WWI: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1900-1917 ☚
☛ Jazz Age, Depression: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1918-1940 ☚
☛ WWII to the Age of Aquarius: Iowa Unsolved Murders 1941-1965 ☚
☛ Beyond 1965: Selected Iowa Unsolved Murders ☚
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