Polk County, IA Area Cold Cases
Name
Ila ClarkAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Found Beaten To Death In Her Marshalltown, Iowa Home On August 29, 2001. An Autopsy Showed The 73-Year-Old Died From Multiple Head Injuries.Agency
Marshalltown Police Department
Name
James Bailey JrAge
32Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot At The I-80 Colfax Ramp In Jasper County, Iowa, While Motorcycling West With Two Friends, 27-Year-Old Paul Philemon And 31-Year-Old Richard Vesey.Agency
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Name
William FreimuthAge
71Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Shot In The Back Of The HeadAgency
Fort Dodge Police Department
Name
Anna WieseAge
20Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Clubbed In The Head, Stabbed Repeatedly In The Breast And Back, And Her Throat Cut From Ear To EarAgency
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Helen BownAge
61Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
State Agents Discovered Her Body In The Iowa River In Tama County About Seven Miles East Of Marshalltown And Two Miles Northeast Of Le Grand.Agency
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Peggy CottrellAge
66Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Cottrell Was Last Seen Running Away From The Home Only Minutes Later. A Fisherman Discovered Cottrell’S Purse Along The Banks Of The Iowa RiverAgency
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Bertha FoyAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
MurderAgency
Fort Dodge Police Department
Name
Wendel ClarkAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Two Gunshot Wounds After Being Shot In The Driver’S Seat Of His Car About A Block From His Home.Agency
Fort Dodge Police Department