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Corpse in the Pump House: Murder of Mary Gilfillan 1896

Murder Victim Mary E. Gilfillan 30-year-old Waitress Howe Hotel 1866-1896 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Pump House Chicago Burlington Quincy Railway Depot Osceola, Iowa Clarke County December 26, 1896 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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Poison in the Whiskey: Murder of Leonard DeLong 1904

Murder Victim Leonard L. DeLong 52-year-old Farmer 1852-1904 Cause of Death: Poison Motive: Obtaining an Inheritance Murder Scene and Date Washington Township Near Osceola, Iowa Clarke County September 9, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July 2011 When wealthy Clarke … Continue reading

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