Winneshiek County in Iowa
William Clugston
Age Unknown
Near Frankville, IA
Winneshiek County
January 1867
During the second week of January in 1867, a man’s body was discovered under a haystack on Washington Prairie a few miles from Frankville in Winneshiek County.
A newspaper reported that the body “presented a sickening and ghastly sight.” The man’s hair and whiskers had been cropped off and, in addition to bruises, he had many cuts from a large, sharp knife.
Despite these attempts to make the body unrecognizable, local residents could discern that the victim was William Clugston, described as “a young man” from Sandusky, Ohio, who recently sold some valuable horses in the area for a substantial amount of money.
No possessions or money were found on Clugston’s body, indicating robbery was the motive.
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