Victim Occupations

This page categorizes victims on the website by occupation. Click on the name of the victim to read their story.
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☛ Attorney ☚

• Edward A. Schmidt
• James Alfrey

☛ Auto Junk Yard Owner ☚

• Nels Petersen Louvring

☛ Auto Parts Store Co-Owner ☚

• Donald Amos Nervig

☛ Babysitter ☚

• Lillian A. Chapman

☛ Bail Bondsman ☚

• Angelo Ferrari

☛ Baker ☚

• Otto H. Samp

☛ Baggage Hauler ☚

• William E. Kniffin

☛ Barber ☚

• Charles Englehart
• George Carter
• George Diggle

☛ Bookkeeper ☚

• Mary Ann Amber Green

☛ Brick Mason ☚

• “Smitty” Smith

☛ Business, General ☚

• Josiah “Joe” B. Moore
• Robert D. McCullough

☛ Butter and Egg Commission Dealer ☚

• David T. Todd

☛ Canning Company Owner ☚

• Henry William Chavis

☛ Carpenter ☚

• James Lewis Chamberlain
• William Martin

☛ Carpet Weaver ☚

• Winfield S. Carpenter

☛ Cattleman ☚

• Homer Brownfield
• William D. Mullikin

☛ Chinese Laundry Owner ☚

• John “Jack” Fong

☛ Coal Mine Watchman☚

• Carl Alex Deer

☛ Coal Miner ☚

• Elmer Anderson
• Nicollo Vinceri
• Peter Ross
• Robert Lee Ruby
• Wesley Wilson

☛ College Student ☚

• Danny Lee Peters
• Ronald Craig Butler
• Sarah Ann Ottens
• Sheila Collins
• Traci Ann Evenson

☛ Contract Bridge Instructor ☚

• Anne M. McGrevey

☛ Cosmetology Student ☚

• Connie J. Craft

☛ Criminal ☚

• Alice Kelley (Blackmailer)
• Floyd Melvin Alloway (Bootlegger)
• John “Joplin Red” West (Safe Cracker, Burglar, Silk Thief)
• “Lucille Marvin” (Conwoman, Thief, Grifter)
• Terry Lee Vanden Hull (Drug Trade)
• Willard Charles Woodring (Brothel Owner)

☛ Custodial Home Owner ☚

• Henry J. Hults

☛ Dairyman ☚

• Dale Redman

☛ Deli Worker ☚

• Traci Ann Evenson

☛ Drugstore Owner ☚

• Lucille Lenore Bacher
• William E. VandeBrake

☛ Dry Goods Merchant ☚

• Henry V. Duffy

☛ Elected Official ☚

• Jeremiah “Jerry” Zollinger
• Robert Wadsworth Stubbs

☛ Engineer, Water Works ☚

• John William Rohrer

☛ Factory Worker ☚

• Francis “Frank” Oliverio
• Harry Heaton Salisbury
• Joseph Busemi

☛ Farmer ☚

• Aaron Smith
• Alonzo Lyman Rhode
• Andrew Brown
• Andrew J. Casteel
• Arnold Sansgaard
• Ashley Downing
• Carlisle Gordon “Lyle” Hunter
• Carster Henry “C.H.” Wessel
• Chester N. “Chet” Van Horn
• Claud Francis Miller
• David Conners
• David P. “Dave” Sutton, Jr.
• Edwin F. Hodges
• Eli T. Coffin
• Fred Quade
• Harry Overturf, Jr.
• George Sulzberger
• Gideon Hall
• Henry J. Hults
• Henry William Chavis
• Henry J. Millard
• Henry Nurre
• Henry Stephens
• J.N. Covey
• James Edgar “Ed” Knotts
• James Hardy
• Jesse Skinner Wilkerson
• John Ford
• John P. Stickles
• Josiah M. Pratt
• Justus Herwig
• Leonard L. DeLong
• Martin Schultz
• Nathaniel Carnagy
• Reuben Proctor
• Robert Lee Ruby
• Silas McCart
• Thomas Tolbert
• Washington Irving Crow
• William F. Lewis
• William Lawrence Meadows
• Winfield Scott Rouse

☛ Farmhand ☚

• Andrew Hart
• Earl Hardy
• Edward “Ed” Moore
• Elmer Dudrey
• Elmer Penderson
• John F. Brennan
• John Hill Beal
• John Legall
• Joseph Hair
• Max Noack
• Roscoe Donnel Harris
• Sherman G. Casper

☛ Farm Wife ☚

• Alta Paul
• Anna H. Miller
• Clara N. Kelley Gray
• Elizabeth “Lizzie” Brownlie
• Esther Alger
• Juliette Thomas
• Kate Slifer
• Lena Schultz
• Lillian Randolph
• Lucy Kemp Rhode
• Lovina Kneeskern
• Mary R. Coffin
• Mary Hardy
• Nancy Casteel
• Nancy Duncan
• Sarah Ann Kirker

☛ Florist ☚

• George G. Shackell
• Richard William Huggins

☛ Garage Porter ☚

• John McGill

☛ Go-Go Dancer ☚

• Judith Ann Corbin

☛ Grammar School Student ☚

• Alta Marie Braun
• Arthur Boyd Moore
• Evelyn Lee
• Herman Montgomery Moore
• Ina Stillinger
• Lena Stillinger
• Mary Katherine Moore
• Tommy Peterson

☛ Grammar School Teacher ☚

• Clara Belle “Belle” Sutliff
• Thecla Merle Gerken

☛ Grocer ☚

• Andrew T. Hatges
• David R. Morris
• Jeremiah Zollinger
• Louis Friedman

☛ Hells Angels Treasurer ☚

• James M. Bailey, Jr.

☛ High School Principal ☚

• Price Vincent Evans

☛ High School Student ☚

• Janice Marie Snow
• Lena Peterson
• Maud Straw

☛ Hired Girl ☚

• Anna Wiese

☛ Homemaker ☚

• Clara Mellor
• Emma Sophia Lewis
• Hulda Emma Fischer
• Jane Otis
• Louisa Fritzsche
• Neva Andrews
• Phoebe Jane Vigoletti
• Rose Danato Grandanette
• Ruby Ciler
• Sara Montgomery Moore

☛ Horse Farmer ☚

• William Clugston

☛ Hotel Assistant Night Auditor ☚

• Luis A. Trujillo, Jr.

☛ Hotel Handyman ☚

• John Schnellbacker (Schnellbächer)

☛ Hotel Owner ☚

• William D. Mullikin

☛ Hotel Porter ☚

• John Allen

☛ Hotel Proprietress ☚

• Deborah Simmons

☛ Hotel Security Guard ☚

• Danny Lee Peters

☛ Household Helper, Family Home ☚

• Lelia I. Long
• Mamie Peterson

☛ Ice Harvester ☚

• John F. Brennan

☛ Insurance Agent ☚

• George Ruggles Griswold

☛ Jeweler ☚

• Arthur C. Mead

☛ Junior High School Student ☚

• Beverly Brenneman

☛ Laborer, General ☚

• Adelbert D. Rowland
• Alexander McArthur
• Domenico Barretto
• John L. Rogers
• W.A. Davies

☛ Lumberjack ☚

• John Zauhar

☛ Laundry Employee ☚

• Margaret Treese

☛ Loan Officer ☚

• Fred Coste

☛ Meat Packer ☚

• Harry H. Jones

☛ Merry-Go-Round Operator ☚

• Edward D. Hughes

☛ Midwife ☚

• Maria Dulin

☛ Milkman ☚

• John Pierson
• Michael Featherstone

☛ Mill Owner ☚

• John Smith Ross
• Robert Wadsworth Stubbs

☛ Millworker ☚

• Francis John Rafferty

☛ Money Lender ☚

• Gustav Rechfus

☛ Mortgage Broker ☚

• Henry Nurre

☛ Municipal Court Clerk ☚

• Mary Berniece Lange

☛ Music Teacher ☚

• Ronald Craig Butler
• Sister Mary Virginis, née Mary Agnes Austin
• Sister Mary Rosalita, née Agnes McLaughlin
• Winifred Audrey Rhode Elefson

☛ “Nervous Disorder” Patient ☚

• Frank Callahan

☛ Night Watchman ☚

• Earl Paris

☛ Nursing Student ☚

• Rose Z. Burkert

☛ Optometrist ☚

• Leon E. Groves

☛ Painter and Paper Hanger ☚

• Jared Ham
• Charles Edward “Charlie” Sanders

☛ Peace/Law Enforcement Officer ☚

• Allan F. Shoemaker (Railroad Police Officer)
• Fredrich P. “Fred” Widmann (Patrolman)
• George W. Mattern (Police Officer)
• George W. Wilson (Detective)
• Jacob O. Neibert (City Night Watchman)
• Joseph Kashmetter (Kaeshmetter, Kashmitter) (City Marshal)
• Josephine Goodwin (Retired Police Matron)
• Louis H. Dayton, a.k.a. “Clarence L. Plummer” (Special Deputy Sheriff)
• Pitt McClellan Doxsie (Night Watchman/Assistant Marshal)
• Rolland P. Smith (City Night Marshal)
• Samuel Cronk (Deputy Sheriff)
• Virgil Untied (Town Night Marshal)
• Walter D. Schenck (City Constable)
• William Asbury Hunt (Retired Chief of Police)
• William Meadows (Town Marshal)

☛ Peddler ☚

• Will Sargent

☛ Photographer/Artist ☚

• Oliver E. Pearson

☛ Physician ☚

• Dr. William F. Swisher

☛ Pipefitter ☚

• Robert M. Clary

☛ Plumber ☚

• Edward D. Hughes

☛ Postmaster☚

• Robert Lee Clingan

☛ Prohibitionist/KKK Member ☚

• Myrtle Cook

☛ Prostitute ☚

• Ora Minter

☛ Railroad Employee ☚

• Ben Mikovitch
• Cornelius “Con” Matthews
• Daniel Kelleher
• George James Massouris
• Henry Christensen
• John E. “Jack” Wilson
• Welio Tsnoff

☛ Realtor ☚

• Dorothy H. Miller

☛ Receiving Clerk, Packing Company ☚

• David Faulkner

☛ Salesman ☚

• J.H. Peck

☛ Saloon Custodian and Porter ☚

• John “Jack” Murphy
• Sam Anderson

☛ Saloon Keeper ☚

• Charles Johnson

☛ Scrubwoman ☚

• Sarah Delphine Tracy

☛ Secretary ☚

• Anna Marie Medici
• Gloria Faye Slump
• Geraldine Maggert
• Lucille Elaine DeVries
• Ramona Jean Cox

☛ Service Station Attendant ☚

• George H. Geary

☛ Service Station Owner ☚

• Charles O. Shamblen
• Ewald “Ed” Bandixen
• Fred Hollingsworth
• Nels Petersen Louvring
• Richard B. Buchanan

☛ Shoemaker ☚

• Frank Sandquist

☛ Shoeshine Stand Proprietor ☚

• Sam Anderson

☛ Sideshow Performer ☚

• Margaret Treese, a.k.a, “The Tattooed Lady”

☛ Stone Mason ☚

• “Apple Grove John Doe,” a.k.a., Stephen D. Cooper
• Matej Straka
• Peter Hendrickson

☛ Store Clerk ☚

• Judy Ann Corbin
• Marlene Padfield
• Paula Jean Oberbroeckling
• Ramona Jean Cox
• William Laugesen

☛ Store Owner ☚

• Robert Lee Clingan

☛ Tavern Owner ☚

• Clarence Raymond “Ray” Case
• Edward A. Kriz

☛ Taxi Company President ☚

• Thaddeus William Mitchell

☛ Taxi Driver ☚

• George James Massouris
• Leon E. Groves
• Thaddeus William Mitchell

☛ Teamster ☚

• Walter D. Schenck

☛ Telemarketer ☚

• Traci Ann Evenson

☛ Telephone Installer and Repairman ☚

• Roger E. Atkison

☛ Tropical Fish Business Co-Owner ☚

• Myrtle Zelda Cumpston

☛ Truck Gardner ☚

• Dominic Sposeto

☛ U.S. Postal Carrier ☚

• Walter L. Baldwin

☛ Unemployed ☚

• Angela Marie Altman
• Edwin Harry “Eddie” Jacobs
• Sandra Jo “Sandy” Pittman

☛ University Employee ☚

• Frederick “Fred” Hollingsworth

☛ Unknown ☚

• Alma Harrison
• Arlene Adler
• Bill “Billy” Dayton
• Catherine Decora, a.k.a., Katherine DeKora
• Elizabeth Anthony
• James Banda
• Jane Doe 1920 (Des Moines)
• Jane Doe 1925 (Strawstack Murder Carlisle)
• John Doe 1858 (Sac County)
• John Doe 1904 (Perry)
• John Doe 1910 (Delaware County)
• John Doe 1917 (O’Brien County)
• Judith I. Reed
• Leopold Glatzer
• Martin Cummins
• Maude Lambert
• Melvin Royale Adams
• Mr. Thomas
• Robert McQuestian
• Thomas McGary

☛ Veteran ☚

• “Apple Grove John Doe,” a.k.a. Stephen D. Cooper (Civil War)
• Arnold Sansgaard (WWII)
• David T. Todd (Civil War)
• Edwin Harry “Eddie” Jacobs (WWII)
• Frederick “Fred” Hollingsworth (WWI)
• Henry V. Duffy (Iowa National Guard)
• Henry J. Millard (Civil War)
• Jacob O. Neibert (Civil War)
• James Alfrey (Civil War)
• Jesse Skinner Wilkerson (Civil War)
• Melvin Royale Adams (WWII, Royal Canadian Air Force)
• Michael Featherstone (Civil War)
• Pitt McClellan Doxsie (Civil War)
• Robert D. McCullough (WWII)
• Robert Lee Clingan (Civil War)
• Roscoe Donnel Harris (WWII)
• Sherman G. Casper (WWI)
• Harry Overturf (Iowa National Guard)
• Washington Irving Crow (Civil War)
• William Asbury Hunt (Civil War)
• William Meadows (WWII)

☛ Wagon Train Leader ☚

• “Apple Grove John Doe,” a.k.a., Stephen D. Cooper

☛ Waiter ☚

• Sam Anderson

☛ Waitress ☚

• Erma (Irma) Caldwell
• Judy Ann Corbin
• Lucille DeVries
• Mary Gilfillan

☛ Wayside Store Owner ☚

• George Hardy
• Homer Francis Brownfield
• Rosela May “Rose” Brownfield

☛ Well Digger ☚

• Peter Hendrickson

☛ Wholesale Business Owner ☚

• Charles Englehart

☛ WPA Worker ☚

• Floyd Melvin Alloway