Coffin 1873Īssassination: Murders of Lizzie and Andrew Brownlie 1874 Two Coffins: Death of Mary and Murder of Eli T. Too Long at the Fair: Murder of Robert McQuestian 1873 Taken to the Grave: Murder of Juliette Thomas 1871īlood by Lamplight: Murder of Esther Alger 1872 Miller’s Toll: Murder of John Smith Ross 1869 The Dead Horse Trader: Murder of William Clugston 1867īullied and Bantered: Unresolved Murder of Jesse Wilkerson 1869 The Broken Clevis: Murder of Samuel Cronk 1867 Pointblank: Unavenged Murder of James Alfrey 1866 The “Peaceable Negro”: Murder of John Allen 1864ĭeath Going West: Murder of Apple Grove John Doe 1866 The Battered Corpse: Murder of John Doe 1858ĭriftwood: Murder of an Unknown Child 1859ĭeath by Politics: Unresolved Murder of Silas McCart 1860įlesh and Blood: Murder of Aaron Smith 1864 West of Coffin’s Grove: Unresolved Murder of J.N. Highwaymen: Murders of Andrew and Nancy Casteel 1856Ī Dream of Murder: Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Knisley 1848ĭying For Land: Murder of Andrew Brown 1852 Narrowly Escaping the Lynch Mob: Murder of Mr. “Old Feud Fueled by Drink”: Murder of Nathaniel Carnagy 1847 This is the only legal and authorized site for these articles - most never seen before. It is the proverbial work in progress - articles are being researched, written, and posted on a continuing basis as victims are discovered in the dusty archives of history.īecause of individual and special circumstances, a small number of articles about post-1965 murders are also included.Īll articles were researched and written by Nancy Bowers between 2009 and the present time, some with the assistance of David Jindrich, who has also authored special contributions.įor many of the victims, these stories were the first preservation of the facts other than newspaper articles from the times of the murders. This website features unsolved Iowa homicides from 1847 to 1965.