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The Apron in the Shack: Murder of Erma (Irma) Vivian Caldwell 1924

Murder Victim Erma (Irma) Vivian Caldwell 27-Year Old Waitress 1897-1924 Cause of Death: Drowned Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge Iowa River Marshalltown, Iowa Marshall County August-September 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March-April 2020 … Continue reading

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Mangled Bodies: Murders of Jack Wilson and Con Matthews 1899

Murder Victim John E. “Jack” Wilson 30-year-old Brakeman Chicago Great Western Railway 1869-1899 Cornelius “Con” Matthews 32-year-old Brakeman Chicago Great Western Railway 1867-1899 Cause of Deaths: Gunshots Motive: Resisting Eviction from Train Murder Scene and Date Rail Lines Two Miles … Continue reading

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The Dead Bulgarian: Murder of Welio Tsnoff 1910

Murder Victim Welio Tsnoff 35-year-old Bulgarian National Section Hand Chicago and Northwestern Railroad 1875-1910 Cause of Death: Struck With a Hammer Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Employee Boarding Car Rail Yard Marshalltown, Iowa Marshall County January 10, 1910 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading

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“None But a Frenzied Woman”: Murder of Anna Wiese 1893

Murder Victim Anna Wiese 20-year-old Hired Girl Henry and Rebecca Russie Farm 1873-1893 Cause of Death: Stabbed, Slashed, and Clubbed Motive: Jealousy Murder Scene and Date Vienna Township Marshall County August 26, 1893 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written December 2010 … Continue reading

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Family Annihilation: Murders of James, Earl, and Mary Hardy 1910

Murder Victims James Hardy 63-year-old Farmer 1846-1910 Earl Hardy 29-year-old Farmhand 1880-1910 Mary Emery Hardy 57-year-old Farm Wife 1852-1910 Murder Scene and Date Hardy Farm Van Cleve, Iowa Marshall County June 5, 1910 Cause of Deaths: Bludgeoned Motive: Obtaining an … Continue reading

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