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To read about a particular victim of an historic unsolved Iowa murder, click on a name below from the list alphabetized by first name. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ☛ A through K ☚ Aaron Smith Addis Lyman Adelbert Rowland Agnes McLaughlin (Sister Mary … Continue reading

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The Body in the Pasture: Murder of Elmer Penderson 1881

Murder Victim Elmer Penderson 16-year-old Farmhand 1866-1881 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Farm Field Keota, Iowa Keokuk County August 1881 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July 2012 On Wednesday, August 24, 1881, a grim discovery … Continue reading

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“Ground Into a Hundred Pieces”: Murder of Elmer Anderson 1897

Murder Victim Elmer Anderson 26-year-old Coal Miner 1871-1897 Cause of Death: Faked Railroad Accident Motive: Argument Murder Scene and Date Milwaukee Road tracks Mystic, Iowa Appanoose County March 29, 1897 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers April 2012 From the 1850s through … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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