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Third Time, No Charm: Murder of Benjamin “Barney” Kaplan 1925

Murder Victim Benjamin “Barney” Kaplan 38-year-old Grocer 1885-1925 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder and Date Kaplan Grocery 301 S. Wall Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County Shot April 15, 1925 Died May 27, 1925 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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In the Big Muddy: Murder of Sherman Casper 1935

Murder Victim Sherman G. Casper 36-year-old Farmhand WWI Veteran 1899-1935 Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County Body found in Missouri River Thurston County, Nebraska April 20, 1935 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers … Continue reading

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Chinese Tong Ritual: Murder of John “Jack” Fong 1924

Murder Victim John “Jack” Fong 40-year-old Laundry Owner 1884-1924 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Chinese Tong Vendetta Murder Scene and Date Kee Quong Laundry 214 Fourth Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County December 2, 1924 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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“Hacked to Pieces”: Murder of John McGill 1920

Murder Victim John McGill 28-year-old Laborer Motorcar Garage 1891-1920 Cause of Death: Stabbed Motive: Unknown Murder Scene and Date “Behind a Businessman’s Home” Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County September 1920 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July 2011 Despite its brutality, … Continue reading

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“Stick ‘em up, Louie”: Murder of Louis Friedman 1930

Murder Victim Louis Friedman 37-year-old Grocer WWI Veteran 1893-1930 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Robbery Murder Scene and Date Friedman Grocery 300 Pearl Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County December 12, 1930 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2011 In … Continue reading

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