Tag Archives: Unsolved Davenport Iowa murders

Delirium Tremens: Suspicious Death of Sam Anderson 1901

Murder Victim Samuel R. “Sam” Anderson 28-year-old Saloon Porter Shoeshine Stand Proprietor Waiter 1873-1901 Cause of Death: Stabbed and Slashed Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Merchants’ Saloon 502 Brady Street Davenport, Iowa Scott County September 10, 1901 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By … Continue reading

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The Beckoning Hand: Murder of Alma Harrison 1905

Murder Victim Alma Harrison 17-year-old Daughter of Prominent Davenport Family 1888-1905 Murder Scene and Date Mississippi River Disappeared at Buffalo, Iowa Scott County July 17, 1905 Found 8 miles North of Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine County July 22, 1905 Cause of … Continue reading

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A Daughter’s Quest for Justice: Murder of Clarence Raymond Case 1961

Murder Victim Clarence Raymond “Ray” Case Owner, Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn Retired Welder 62-year-old WWI Veteran 1898-1961 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn 1646 W. Locust Avenue Davenport, Iowa Scott … Continue reading

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The Gentle Man: Murder of Charles Englehart 1935

Murder Victim Charles Englehart 70-year-old Retired Barber Wholesale Business Owner 1863-1935 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date 700 block of Main Street Davenport, Iowa Scott County September 23, 1935 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written April 2010 … Continue reading

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Deadly Holiday Excursion: Murder of Alexander McArthur 1899

Murder Victim Alexander McArthur 22-year-old Laborer Cedar Rapids Resident 1877-1899 Cause of Death: Pushed From Train Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date West of Train Depot Davenport, Iowa Scott County September 5, 1899 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written September 2011 … Continue reading

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