Montgomery County in Iowa

Red Oak in Montgomery County

Cold Cases in Red Oak, Iowa

 
Suspicious Death
Clara N. Gray
22 YOA
East Nishnabotna River bank
Six miles south of Red Oak, IA
Montgomery County
February 28, 1898

In early March of 1898, the body of Fremont County resident Mrs. Clara N. Gray, 22, was found on the bank of the East Nishnabotna River at the bottom of a steep slope along a railroad track. She was last seen at the Red Oak train station in Montgomery County on February 28. The coroner’s jury could not establish the cause of death, but concluded it appeared suspicious.

Harry H. Salisbury

Homicide
Harry H. Salisbury
32 YOA
Red Oak Creek
Red Oak, IA
Montgomery County
August 5, 1904

Harry Salisbury, 32, was poisoned to render him helpless and then robbed in the early morning hours of August 5, 1904 in Red Oak after his shift at the pottery factory.