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The Money Lender: Murder of Gustav Rechfus 1881

Murder Victim Gustav Rechfus 54-year-old Farmer Money Lender 1826-1881 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Business Quarrel Murder Scene and Date Rechfus Home Pleasant Ridge Community Giard Township 14 Miles Northeast of Elkader Clayton County, Iowa March 31, 1881 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading

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