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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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Lonely Hearts Scam and the Veteran: The Murder of Michael Featherstone 1924

Murder Victim Michael Featherstone Old Soldiers Home Resident 83-year-old Civil War Veteran 1841-1924 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date 4 Miles North Marshalltown, Iowa Marshall County November 7, 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written May 2011 … Continue reading

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