Wapello County in Iowa
Ottumwa in Wapello County
Homicide
David P. Sutton, Jr.
43 YOA
Ottumwa, Iowa
Wapello County
February 15, 1893
David P. “Dave” Sutton, 43, was found shot in the head in a barn behind a meat market on the east side of Ottumwa on February 15, 1893. He died the next day.
Homicide
James Chamberlain
Ottumwa, Iowa
Wapello County
May 25, 1893
On Thursday, May 25, 1893, James Chamberlain — a carpenter who lived on the south side of Ottumwa — was found lying in mud and water underneath the Wabash Railroad trestle over the Des Moines River in the old Richmond section of the city. He had been hit in the head and died from blunt force trauma.
Homicide
Ben Mikovitch
Ottumwa, IA
Wapello County
August 25, 1914
On Tuesday, August 25, 1914, the body of Ben Mikovitch was found in a cornfield near Shaul Cemetery on Ottumwa’s western edge. Near the body was a railroad track chisel, assumed to be the murder weapon. Mikovitch, a Russian, had been sent with five fellow countrymen to Drakesville, 20 miles southwest of Ottumwa, to perform track work for the Rock Island Railroad.
Homicide:
Billy Lee Clark
43 YOA
Ottumwa, IA
Wapello County
August 2, 1975
Billy Lee Clark was shot to death on August 2, 1975. Police never closed the case, though they later said they think Clark’s killer died shortly after the murder.
Homicide:
John Robert Hill
51 YOA
Ottumwa, IA
Wapello County
Case # 7600925
November 22, 1976
On Monday, November 22, 1976, two young men found John Robert Hill, 51, lying face down at the Ottumwa Launderette that Hill owned and operated. Hill was stabbed 21 times and shot.
Francis Jordon, Sr.
Homicide:
Francis F. Jordon, Sr.
Ottumwa, IA
Wapello County
July 12, 1978
On the early morning of July 12, 1978, Francis F. Jordon, Sr., was found dead by his son and a friend. Jordon had been beaten to death and thrown over the bank beside the Des Moines River out across Cliffland Park.
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