Tag Archives: Unsolved Keokuk County Iowa murders

“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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Death at the Box Company: Murder of Earl Paris 1928

Murder Victim Earl Paris 32-year-old Night Watchman 1896-1928 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Iowa Fiber Box Company Commercial Alley Keokuk, Iowa Lee County February 18, 1928 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written December 2011 When day … Continue reading

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The Body in the Pasture: Murder of Elmer Penderson 1881

Murder Victim Elmer Penderson 16-year-old Farmhand 1866-1881 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Farm Field Keota, Iowa Keokuk County August 1881 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July 2012 On Wednesday, August 24, 1881, a grim discovery … Continue reading

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