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Gun Battle in the Night: Murder of Virgil Untied 1931

Murder Victim Virgil P. Untied 33-year-old Night Marshal 1898-1931 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Escaping Arrest Murder Scene and Date E.J. Shaw Grocery Minburn, Iowa Dallas County Shot: July 23, 1931 End of Watch: July 27, 1931 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy … Continue reading

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The Redhead in the Strawstack: Murder of Jane Doe 1925

Murder Victim Jane Doe Unknown Redhead ca. 1900-1925 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Murder Scene and Date Watts Hill 2 Miles East of Carlisle, Iowa Warren County July 24, 1925 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written June … Continue reading

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Summer Night in the Park: Murder of J.H. Peck 1931

Murder Victim J.H. Peck 46-year-old Salesman Farm Lighting Company 1885-1931 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Van Vechten Park Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County July 17, 1931 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2010 It was … Continue reading

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Teatotaling Klanswoman: Murder of Myrtle Cook: 1925

Murder Victim Myrtle Elizabeth Underwood Cook 51-year-old Homemaker President, Benton County W.C.T.U. President, Benton County Women of the KKK 1874-1925 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Personal Assassination Murder Scene and Date 703 3rd Avenue Vinton, Iowa Benton County September 7, 1925 … Continue reading

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Death Along the Lincoln Highway: Murders of Rosela and Homer Brownfield 1922

Murder Victims Rosela May “Rose” Brownfield 41-year-old Wayside Store Owner 1881-1922 Homer Francis Brownfield 43-year-old Veterinarian, Hog Farmer, & Wayside Store Owner 1879-1922 Cause of Deaths: Gunshots Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Brownfield Store Low Moor Corner Lincoln Highway … Continue reading

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“True Disciple of Pollyanna”: Murder of Thecla Gerken 1917

Murder Victim Thecla Merle Gerken 23-year-old School Teacher 1894-1917 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Romantic Obsession Murder Scene and Date Jones and 9th streets Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County June 27, 1917 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written May 2012 During … Continue reading

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“Myself, Meadow, Hawk”: Murder of Evelyn Lee 1930

Murder Victim Evelyn Marie Lee 9-year-old Student Irving Grammar School 1921-1930 Cause of Death: Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date Four Mile Creek near Youngstown Des Moines, Iowa Polk County May 10, 1930 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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