Onawa, IA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Smith

Name

Leo Smith

Age

56

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Iowa Highway Patrol Officers Found 56-Year-Old Leo Joseph Smith’S Body At A Rest Area On Highway 20 Thirty Miles East Of Sioux City, Iowa, In Woodbury County. His Throat Had Been Cut.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Dean

Name

George Dean

Age

55

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Dean Had Suffered Fractured Facial Bones And Fractured Ribs On The Left Side, Leading Officials To First Believe He Had Been Struck By A Car

Agency

Monona County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Dailey

Name

Brenda Dailey

Age

53

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Badly Beaten In Her Mapleton,And Then Allegedly Pushed Down Her Basement Stairs

Agency

Monona County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Hieber

Name

Daniel Hieber

Age

58

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Found Unresponsive And Near Death At The Bottom Of A Staircase In A Mapleton

Agency

Monona County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Robinson

Name

Dale Robinson

Age

84

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Last Verified Sighting Of Him Was Surveillance Footage Showing Robinson At The Argosy Casino

Agency

Moville Police Department

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cold-case-record__Thelander

Name

Earl Thelander

Age

80

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Died From Burns Sustained In An August 28 House Explosion Caused By Copper Thieves Who’D Stripped Propane Gas Lines From The Home And Let It Fill With Gas.

Agency

Monona County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Haddock

Name

George Haddock

Age

56

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot As He Left His Buggy At The Stables

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Gerken

Name

Thecla Gerken

Age

23

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot And Killed While Out For A Walk With A Friend In Sioux City

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Bremmers

Name

Jimmy Bremmers

Age

8

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

His Body Was Found By County Workers Almost One Month Later

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Davis

Name

Donna Davis

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Abducted From Her Crib , Her Battered Body Was Found The Following Day At The Edge Of A South Sioux City

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Fletcher

Name

Hilda Fletcher

Age

53

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Died Of A Brain Hemorrhage And There Were Abrasions And Contusions Over Much Of Her Body.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Dougherty

Name

Thomas Dougherty

Age

45

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

He Was Last Seen Driving A 1954 Dark Green Tudor Ford With White Sidewalls In Front And Black Mud And Snow Grips On The Rear,

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Isom

Name

Billy Isom

Age

26

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Five Times In The Head And Body — Lay Naked On A Mattress

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Hanni

Name

Jesse Hanni

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Once Through The Back And Once Behind The Left Ear In Execution Style.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Bostic

Name

Freta Bostic

Age

24

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Pregnant At The Time,Shot Once Through The Back.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Kneifl

Name

Maurice Kneifl

Age

58

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Maurice Was Reportedly Last Seen On Feb. 14, 1983, Driving His 1981 Dark Brown Fleetwood Cadillac

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__McCauley

Name

Terri McCauley

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Victim Had Died From A Shotgun Wound To The Face.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Zellmer

Name

Ronald Zellmer

Age

31

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Family Members Reported He Had Suffered From Depression For Years

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Swetnam

Name

Betty Swetnam

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Brutally Stabbed To Death

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Harker

Name

Kenneth Harker

Age

34

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Nine Years After Kenny’S Suspicious Disappearance And Suspected Murder

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Redowl

Name

David Redowl

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Stab Wound To The Chest.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Brown

Name

Wilbur Brown

Age

47

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Autopsy Revealed He’D Been Beaten About The Head And Body And Died As A Result Of Those Injuries.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Jauron

Name

Patricia Jauron

Age

45

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Viciously Stabbed Several Times

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Reuwsaat

Name

Adrian Reuwsaat

Age

69

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Adrian Reuwsaat Was Reported Missing To The Sioux City Police Department In Sioux City

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Kelly

Name

Helen Kelly

Age

83

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Kelly Left Behind Her Purse And Had Not Mentioned Plans To Travel Anywhere. She Has Never Been Heard From Again.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Ramirez

Name

Manuel Ramirez

Age

6

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Dead In The Bathtub

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Evans

Name

Anthony Evans

Age

5

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Struck By A Hit-And-Run Driver

Agency

Sioux City Police Department

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