Buchanan County

Pitt McClellan Doxsie

Homicide

Pitt McClellan Doxsie
Officer of the Law
34 YOA
Independence, IA
Buchanan County
October 26, 1905

By Nancy Bowers

On Sunday, October 24, 1905, Officer Pitt McClellan Doxie, 34, was working the night patrol in Independence. At 1:00 a.m., he encountered burglars at the W.H. Little Clothing Store. Shots were exchanged and Officer Doxie went down with severe leg injuries; his assailants escaped. Doxie died at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 1905.

Questions and information about the unsolved 1905 murder of Officer Pitt McClellan Doxie, should be directed to the Independence Police Department, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office at 319-334-2568, or Iowa Cold Cases via the Contact form.