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Death of the Photographer’s Daughter: Murder of Clara Gray 1898

Murder Victim Clara N. Kelley Gray 22-year-old Farm Wife 1876-1898 Cause of Death: Undetermined Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date East Nishnabotna River Bank Six miles south of Red Oak, Iowa Montgomery County February 28, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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“Slay Utterly”: Villisca Axe Murders 1912

Murder Victims Josiah B. Moore (1868-1912) Sara Montgomery Moore (1873-1912) Herman Montgomery Moore (1900-1912) Mary Katherine Moore (1902-1912) Arthur Boyd Moore (1905-1912) Paul Vernon Moore (1907-1912) Lena Gertrude Stillinger (1900-1912) Ina Mae Stillinger (1903-1912)   Murder Scene and Date Moore … Continue reading

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Knockout Drugs: Murder of Harry Salisbury 1904

Murder Victim Harry Heaton Salisbury 32-year-old Pottery Factory Employee 1871-1904 Cause of Death: Poisoned and Pushed From a Height Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Red Oak Creek Red Oak, Iowa Montgomery County August 5, 1904 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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