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Tag Archives: Purse Snatching
Unsolved: The death of Martha Kistenmacher
The evenings had just begun to get darker sooner due to the end of Daylight Saving Time on October 29, 1978. The darkness and colder weather of autumn had begun to take over, leaving the lighter evenings of summer just … Continue reading
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Tagged Clara Schiele, Main Street, Martha Kistenmacher, Murder, Purse Snatching, Unsolved Crimes
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Unsolved: The Death of Clara Schiele
As the sun rose on the morning of August 3, 1978, local Davenport newspapers predicated an exceptionally mild day in the 70s. A break from the normal blistering heat of an Iowa summer. Many people probably felt it was a … Continue reading