If you had just spent eight years in prison, would you return to a life of crime? If you did, but got caught, what would you do to keep from going back behind bars? Today, we explore the story of Paul and Everett Schroeder, two Iowa brothers who went to desperate lengths to escape justice for their crimes.
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‘Held for Murder of Fellow Crap Shooter.’ Dixon Evening Telegraph, 4/23/1930
‘Bandits Flee With Hostage After Battle.’ The Courier, 2/21/1937
‘Pair Held in Ottumwa for Kidnapping, Shooting, and Robbery.‘ The Daily Times, 2/22/1937
‘Wounded Pair Taken Early at Ottumwa.’ The Des Moines Register, 2/22/1937
‘Oskaloosa Gunmen Captured on Farm Near Ottumwa, IA.’ Davenport Democrat and Leader, 2/22/1937
‘Hold Two For Investigation In Shooting Case.’ Carroll Daily Herald, 2/22/1937
‘Two Held in Inquiry Into Iowa Slaying.’ Iowa City Press Union, 2/22/1937
‘Carroll Persons View Shooting Suspects.’ Carroll Daily Herald, 2/23/1937
‘Pair Held at Ottumwa After Brief Crime Wave.’ The Daily Times, 2/23/1937
‘Clear Schroeder’s in Heider Killing.’ The Courier, 2/24/1937
‘Schroeder’s Will Be Returned to Prison.’ The Mason City Globe-Gazette, 4/9/1937
1920 Federal Census Records
1940 Federal Census Records
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