Dow City, IA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Ruddy

Name

Connie Ruddy

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Dental Records Confirmed The Remains Were Ruddy’S, And Officials Reclassified The Former Missing Person Case As An Unsolved Homicide.

Agency

Ida 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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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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