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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

24 Mar 2013

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Mar 24, 2013

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5

Last Execution in Eastern Iowa A Dubuque Doctor Murder Case

Edward Bartels a Dubuque doctor is abducted at gunpoint by Victor Fegner alias Ed Stevens. Fegner forced Bartels to travel to Illinois where he shot him in the woods. Bartels later died as investigators pursue kidnapping charges under the Lindbergh Law with FBI involvement.

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Dubuque Edward Bartels Ruth Ed Stevens Bartels Stevenses Stevens Victor Harry Fegner St. Johns Mich Milwaukee Waukesha Wis Fegner Sam Newman Feguer Illinois FBI Birmingham Ala U.S Waterloo F.E. van Alstine Iowa Diane. Langton Sourcemedia.net
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Last Federal Execution in Iowa Follows Civil War Era

The Iowa death penalty case of Feguer reached a verdict March 13 after seven hours of deliberation with a death sentence recommended. Convicted of murder, he faced execution in Fort Madison, delayed by appeals through the 8th Circuit and Supreme Court. The last Iowa and federal execution in state history occurred after Kennedy refused clemency.

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Dubuque Iowa John Ely Cedar Rapids Fort Madison Penitentiary Victor Feguer Feguer Graven 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals St. Louis Leavenworth Kan U.S. Supreme Court Fegner Fort Madison John F. Kennedy Iowa Senate Senate Kennedy
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