Gilman, IA Area Cold Cases

Name
Helen BownAge
61Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Mrs. Helen mae bown, a 61-year-old widow, was last seen alive in her marshalltown, iowa, home on monday, oct. 2, 1973, and reported missing on sunday, oct. 7. Marshall county, iowa marshall county in iowa three weeks later on halloween day, state agents discovered her body on the bank of the iowa river northwest of montour in tama county, about seven miles east of marshalltown and two miles northeast of le grand. Investigators on scene included tama and marshall county sheriff’s officers, marshalltown police, dci agents, tama county medical examiner dr. C.W. Maplethorpe, and tama county attorney jared bauch.Agency
Iowa
Name
Ila ClarkAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Ila mae clark was 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
Iowa
Name
James Bailey JrAge
32Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On thursday, august 14, 1975, james m. “beetle” bailey, jr., of mentor, ohio, and two friends were riding their motorcycles westbound on interstate 80 on their way to the hell’s angels motorcycle club annual run in yankton, south dakota, when bailey was shot near a colfax, iowa overpass. Bailey, 32, was riding with friends “paul philemon” (pseudonym), 27, and richard vesey, 31, when he was shot at the I-80 colfax ramp in jasper county. All three men belonged to cleveland’s “dirty 30” hell’s angels chapter, where bailey served as treasurer. Bailey allegedly had a number of receipts with him, which he’d planned to present to chapter officers.Agency
Iowa
Name
Peggy CottrellAge
66Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Peggy ann cottrell resided at the southridge nursing home in marshalltown, iowa. A relative dropped her off at the facility at approximately 6:30 p.M. On may 26, 2001, and cottrell was last seen running away from the home only minutes later. Authorities believe she left of her own accord, and said she had no history of dementia.Cottrell was last seen wearing a white sweater with a pink and blue design and dark-colored slacks. She is described as a white female, 66 years of age at the time of disappearance, 5’07”, and weighing 167 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.“we talked with the family members at the time and they said she was in a good mood,” police chief jack mcallister said in a 2008 story about the case.Agency
Iowa
Name
Rita PapakeeAge
41Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Rita papakee, a 41-year-old mother of four, vanished january 16, 2015, after leaving the meskwaki bingo casino hotel near tama, iowa. Family members reported her missing to the meskwaki nation police in tama on february 18, 2015.The police are asking for assistance to help locate her.After she first went missing, police said they believed she may be in the des moines or cedar rapids area.Agency
Iowa