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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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The Murders

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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