John Pierson was a man who disappeared after a night out with his brother. 5 months after he was last seen, his body was found in the Mississippi River. Was this an accident? Or did his activities from the night he disappeared have something to do with his death?

Winfield Carpenter was a husband and father who went to work one morning, and by lunch time, was dead. Was he poisoned by his own hand, or did someone close to him want him out of the picture?

Jack Wilson and Con Matthews were brakemen working on the night of August 21st, 1899. Somewhere along their route, the two men were attacked. Three men had been seen shortly before the attack but slipped away before the men's bodies were even found.

Dr. William Hamilton had a medical practice in Marysville, Iowa. He was shot one morning while on his way to work. A trial was held against a local man, who had suspected the doctor was having an affair with his wife.

Officer Rolland Smith was killed while on patrol in Chelsea, Iowa, during an attempted bank robbery.

Apple Grove John Doe was killed along the bank of Camp Creek in eastern Polk County. Some of his belongings shed light on who he may have been, but his identity is still lost to time.

William Lewis was a husband and father living in Fremont, Iowa. After battling with an illness, he was found dead in his home.

What was at first believed to be a natural death quickly took a suspicious turn.

Charges were brought up against a suspect, but a trial brought up twist and turns, concluding in a shocking ending.

Kate Slifer was a young woman from the Dunkard community who was a few days short of her first wedding anniversary. At first, her death was thought to be natural, but then a note was found leading people to believe she took her own life. However, the evidence didn't line up with that theory either.

Did Kate take her own life, or was someone else to blame?

On the night of Christmas Eve 1901, Charles was working at his bar with his brothers. A small group of men were in the bar that night, when an argument broke out. The fight ends with Charles losing his life and the question remains, who made the fatal strike?

Arthur Mead was a young man living in West Liberty. On the morning of May 14th he was at a local restaurant spending time with friends. Suddenly a masked man entered, by the time he left, Arthur was dead. Many people were suspected, one even confessed, but Arthur's case still remains cold.

Lena and Tommy Peterson were siblings living near Des Moines when they were murdered on their way home from church.

Alexander McArthur was a young man from Cedar Rapids who had traveled to Davenport for Labor Day. On his way homez tragedy struck. Alexander's body was found on thr tracks and had been hit by a train. Witnesses quickly came forward, but Alexander's death remained a mystery.

Joplin Red was a notorious criminal in the late 1800s in and around Iowa. He was found dead in his bed at a local hotel by his mistress. But like Alexander, his death quickly turned into a mystery. Was it accidental, or did his past connections come back to silence him?

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