Tag Archives: Unsolved Woodbury County Iowa murder

Boxcar Hanging: Murder of Leopold Glatzer 1895

Murder Victim Leopold Glatzer Resident of Holstein, Iowa Age and Occupation Unknown ?-1895 Cause of Death: Strangulation Motive Robbery Murder Scene and Date Rail Yards Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County December 19, 1895 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written July 2014 … Continue reading

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Sisters Act: Suspicious Deaths of Josephine Goodwin and Elizabeth Anthony 1925

Victims Josephine Goodwin 59-year-old Retired Cedar Rapids Police Matron 1866-1925 Elizabeth Anthony 55-year-old Unemployed Widow 1870-1925 Cause of Deaths: Gassed Motive: Love Triangle Death Scene and Date 1302 7th Street “East Bottoms” Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County July 10, 1925 … Continue reading

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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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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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