Tag Archives: Detective Jack Brophy

Last Day of Work: Murder of Floyd Alloway: 1937

Murder Victim Floyd Melvin Alloway 36-year-old Bootlegger Newly Hired WPA Worker 1901-1937 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Bootlegging Intrigue Murder Scene and Date 1505 Vermont Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County December 18, 1937 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading

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At Closing Time: Murder of Officer George W. Mattern 1918

Murder Victim George W. Mattern 22-year-old Police Officer Des Moines, Iowa, Police Department Killed in the Line of Duty 1890-1918 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Avoiding Arrest Murder Scene and Date Alley off Second between Walnut & Court North of … Continue reading

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Strangled With His Own Necktie: Murder of David Faulkner 1920

Murder Victim David A. Faulkner 30-year-old Receiving Clerk Iowa Packing Company 1860-1920 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Grudge Murder Scene and Date 2416 E. Lyon Street Des Moines, Iowa Polk County May 1, 1920 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September … Continue reading

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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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