Tag Archives: Unsolved Story County Iowa Murder

A Story Yet To Be Told: Murder of Sheila Jean Collins 1968

Murder Victim Sheila Jean Collins 18-year-old Freshman Iowa State University 1949-1968 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder and Date Last seen in Ames, Iowa January 26, 1968 Body found in rural Colo, Iowa Story County January … Continue reading

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Dying For Drugs: Murder of Terry Vanden Hull 1975

Murder Victim Terry Lee Vanden Hull 1954-1975 Cause of Death: Throat Slashed Motive: Drug Trade Intrigue Murder Scene and Date Colleen Shaffer farm 2 1/2 miles southeast of Maxwell, Iowa Story County February 24, 1975 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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The Secret Diary: Murder of Fred Hollingsworth 1933

Murder Victim Frederick Milton “Fred” Hollingsworth 38-year-old Chemistry Department Employee Iowa State College Service Station Owner WWI Infantry Instructor 1895-1933 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Love Triangle Murder Scene and Date Lincoln Highway N. Grant School intersection 4 miles east … Continue reading

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Who Killed the Corn Canning Czar? Murder of Henry Chavis 1948

Murder Victim Henry William Chavis 55-year-old Ames Canning Company Owner Cattle and Grain Farmer 1893-1948 Cause of Death: Gunshot Motive: Grudge Murder Scene and Date Chavis Farm Home Highway 69 (now S. Duff Avenue) 1 mile South of Ames, Iowa … Continue reading

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