Ebook: Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa
Author: John Brassard Jr.
- Tags: HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA IL IN KS MI MN MO ND NE OH SD WI)
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: The History Press/Arcadia Publishing
- City: Newburyport
- Language: English
- epub
The infamous criminal history of Iowa's oldest county takes center stage in this true crime account of murder, robbery, and mayhem. Scott County, Iowa has a rich and venerable history. It is where the Blackhawk Treaty was signed. It's where the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River was built. But Scott County has a dark and history as well. Travel down Utica Ridge Road, where young Grace Reed paid the Read more...
Abstract: The infamous criminal history of Iowa's oldest county takes center stage in this true crime account of murder, robbery, and mayhem. Scott County, Iowa has a rich and venerable history. It is where the Blackhawk Treaty was signed. It's where the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River was built. But Scott County has a dark and history as well. Travel down Utica Ridge Road, where young Grace Reed paid the ultimate price for spurning the affections of a local farmer. Enter the bedroom of Margaretha Nehlsen, who poisoned her children with chocolate candies. Hear the tale of Harry Hamilton, a former policeman turned career criminal who played a key part in the most notorious bank robbery in Scott County history ... Learn about these stories and more as Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa explores the darker side of this midwestern County and its shocking, unlawful history