Tag Archives: Unsolved Keota Iowa murders

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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In the Corner Under a Blanket: Murder of George Sulzberger 1898

Murder Victim George Sulzberger 73-year-old Farmer 1824-1898 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Sulzberger Home Seventy Six Township, Section 31 Rural Keota, Iowa Keokuk County March 7, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written December 2011 Seventy-three-year-old … Continue reading

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