Jackson County in Iowa
*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Jackson County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.
Andrew Brown: 1823-1852
Homicide
Andrew M. Brown
28 YOA
South Fork Township
Maquoketa, IA
Jackson County
April 30, 1852
Andrew M. Brown, 28, was shot and killed by Absalom Montgomery on April 30, 1852 over disputed ownership of land. Montgomery was found guilty and sentenced to hang; a second jury, however, acquitted him.
Adelbert Rowland: 1862-1897
Homicide
Adelbert Rowland
34 YOA
8 Miles NW, Maquoketa, IA
Jackson County
April 8, 1897
On April 8, 1897, Adelbert Rowland, a 34-year-old widower who lived alone, was found dead from severe blows to the head on a road near his home 8 miles northwest of Maquoketa.
Sarah Tracy 1866-1935
Homicide
Sarah Tracy
78 YOA
Maquoketa, IA (Jackson County)
February 17, 1935
Seventy-eight-year-old Sarah Tracy, an eccentric widow who kept all her money on her person and in her home, was bludgeoned and robbed on February 17, 1935 on the northern outskirts of Maquoketa.
Hulda Fischer
Homicide:
Hulda Emma Fischer
84 YOA
Case # 75-00175
Maquoketa, IA (Jackson County)
February 25, 1975
On February 25, 1975, Hulda Fischer, 84, was stabbed to death with a butcher knife in her Maquoketa, Iowa, home. Neighbors discovered her body when they went to check on her.
Kevin Griebel
Missing Person
Kevin Lee Griebel
Age at Report: 36
Missing From: Jackson County, IA (Maquoketa)
Missing Since: February 26, 2004
Kevin Griebel was last seen in Maquoketa, Iowa, and reported missing to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on February 26, 2004.
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