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“Love and Absence of Love”: Suspicious Death Of William F. Lewis 1903

Murder Victim William F. Lewis 49-year-old Farmer 1854-1903 Cause of Death: Laudanum Overdose Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Lewis Farm Benton Township Southwest of Sigourney, Iowa Keokuk County October 11, 1903 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2015 … Continue reading

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The White-Spotted Woman: Suspicious Death of Kate Slifer 1903

Victim Kate Poleen Slifer 21 year-old Farm Wife 1882-1903 Cause of Death: Chloroform Motive: Unknown Death Scene and Date Henry and Amanda Slifer Farm Melrose Township Grundy County, Iowa December 19, 1903 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written May 2014 Kate … Continue reading

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