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21 March 2024

  • curprev 16:2916:29, 21 March 2024‎ Randylyon talk contribs‎ 2,407 bytes +2,407‎ Created page with "HANGINGS IN DUBUQUE. Through 1889 there were three hangings performed in Dubuque. The first was also the first hanging in Iowa. The last hanging in Iowa was associated with Dubuque but was done elsewhere. The first hanging in Dubuque was the result of a murder committed by Patrick O'CONNOR who murdered his partner in mining, George O'Keaf, on May 9 1834. O'Keaf had been to Dubuque to purchase supplies earlier in the day. When he returned to the ca..."
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