Harcourt, IA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Clark

Name

Ila Clark

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Shields

Name

Johnny Shields

Age

32

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Never Returned To His Residence Nor Contacted His Family. He Was Reported Missing To The Carter Lake Police Department In Carter Lake, Iowa, On December 16, 1988.

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Cortez

Name

Humberto Cortez

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Partially Decomposed Male Body Was Discovered In A Rail Car By A Paxton Verling Steel Employee

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Bates III

Name

Robert Bates III

Age

39

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Twice While Working At The Carter Lake “Jump Start” Convenience Store. Bates Was Working Alone At The Store When He Went Out The Front Door To Take A Break

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Clougherty

Name

Dennis Clougherty

Age

23

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Mr. Clougherty Had Died Of Five Gunshot Wounds To His Body.

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Zabel

Name

Mattie Zabel

Age

45

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

She Left Behind Not Only Her Husband, Jack, And Three Children, But Also A Frozen Chicken Thawing In The Kitchen Sink That Was To Be The Family’S Dinner

Agency

Cedar Falls Police Department

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cold-case-record__Gant Jr

Name

Norman Gant Jr

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot In The 1800 Block Of Tremont Street In Cedar Falls, Iowa, On Sunday

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Bullerman

Name

Alex Bullerman

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot In The College Hill Commercial District Adjacent To The University Of Northern Iowa Campus In Cedar Falls

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Bailey Jr

Name

James Bailey Jr

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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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__Nicoll

Name

James Nicoll

Age

52

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

James Clark Nicoll,Was Found Dead Tuesday Morning, March 17, 1885

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Massouris

Name

George Massouris

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Three Times At The Base Of His Skull With A .22 Caliber Automatic Pistol And Then Dumped In A Ditch Off The Old Orchard Road Two Miles East Of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Slump

Name

Gloria Slump

Age

24

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Deeply Religious Omaha, Neb., Brokerage House Worker Had Been Beaten, Stabbed 14 Times In The Throat With A Dull Knife Or An Instrument Similar To A Beer Can Opener, And Left Under The Trestle To Bleed To Death.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Floyd

Name

Joe Floyd

Age

42

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Discovered Joe Junior Floyd, 42, Who Had Been Shot By A Small Caliber Handgun.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Stephens

Name

John Stephens

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Officer John L. Stephens And Paul J. Rayer Were Shot And Killed On Tuesday, December 5, 1967

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Rayer

Name

Paul Rayer

Age

51

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Officer John L. Stephens And Paul J. Rayer Were Shot And Killed On Tuesday, December 5, 1967

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Pleas

Name

Judith Pleas

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

An Investigation Concluded The Teen Had Been Strangled.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Hickson

Name

Edward Hickson

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Council Bluffs Police Department Officers Responded To A Fire Call In The 1500 Block Of South 6Th Street, Where The Fire Department Advised Them There Was An Unresponsive Male Inside,The Victim Was Taken By Ambulance To Mercy Hospital Where He Was Pronounced Dead

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Mayfield

Name

Linda Mayfield

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Responding Officer Said The Victim Had Several Stab Wounds To Her Face, Chest, Stomach, Hand And Foot.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Rotatori

Name

Lee Rotatori

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Lee Rotatori, 32, Who Had Died From A Stab Wound To The Chest.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Adams Jr

Name

John Adams Jr

Age

23

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

He Had Been Shot One Time In The Face By A Man On A Kawasaki Kz900 Motorcycle.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Sealine

Name

Bernadene Sealine

Age

67

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Vehicle That She Was In Was Swept Away By Flood Waters. She Is Presumed To Have Died, But Her Body Has Never Been Recovered.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Conaway

Name

John Conaway

Age

36

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

He Was Last Seen Between 10 And 10:30 P.M. At Buffalo Joe’S Food & Spirits Located Near Rosenblatt Stadium In Downtown Omaha, Nebraska.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Brule

Name

Paul Brule

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Iowa Man Who Received $10,000 Weekly Payouts From Lottery Winnings, Was Slain In His Sixth Avenue Home In The Early Morning Hours On Saturday, July 25, 1998, And His Death Poorly Staged To Mimic A Suicide.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Ratliff

Name

Kimberly Ratliff

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Her Throat Had Been Slashed,Found In A Car Left In The Parking Lot Of People’S Natural Gas

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Addlesberger

Name

Dennis Addlesberger

Age

46

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Reported Missing To The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’S Office In Council Bluffs On March 16, 1999.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Baba

Name

Mohama Baba

Age

22

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Reported Missing To The Council Bluffs Police Department On December 3, 2005

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Snyder

Name

Linn Snyder

Age

44

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Snyder Was Last Seen On His Harley Davidson Motorcycle On September 3, And Has Not Answered His Cell Phone. His Wallet And Medications Were Found In His Home.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Scott Hatcher

Name

Robert Scott Hatcher

Age

38

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Seven Times As He Stood On The Iowa Riverfront Trail Beneath The Interstate 480 Bridge On The Western Edge Of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Cook

Name

Lyric Cook

Age

10

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Girls’ Bodies Were Discovered By Hunters December 5, 2012, In Seven Bridges Park Near Readlyn In Bremer County.

Agency

Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers

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cold-case-record__Collins

Name

Elizabeth Collins

Age

8

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Girls’ Bodies Were Discovered By Hunters December 5, 2012, In Seven Bridges Park Near Readlyn In Bremer County.

Agency

Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers

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cold-case-record__Freimuth

Name

William Freimuth

Age

71

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Shot In The Back Of The Head

Agency

Fort Dodge Police Department

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cold-case-record__Wiese

Name

Anna Wiese

Age

20

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Clubbed In The Head, Stabbed Repeatedly In The Breast And Back, And Her Throat Cut From Ear To Ear

Agency

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

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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__Redman

Name

Dale Redman

Age

57

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Redman’S Billfold Was Missing And Robbery May Have Been A Motive.

Agency

La Porte City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Wilson

Name

Jake Wilson

Age

16

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Endangered / Physical

Agency

La Porte City Police Department

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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__Bown

Name

Helen Bown

Age

61

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Cottrell

Name

Peggy Cottrell

Age

66

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Cottrell Was Last Seen Running Away From The Home Only Minutes Later. A Fisherman Discovered Cottrell’S Purse Along The Banks Of The Iowa River

Agency

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Demaris

Name

Lillian Demaris

Age

31

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Lillian Eileen Demaris Was Last Seen In Mason City, Iowa On August 14, 1952. She Has Never Been Heard From Again.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Dreher

Name

Dwane Dreher

Age

33

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Missing After Last Being Seen Around 7:30 P.M. On Nov. 7, 1955, By His Father In Mason City, Iowa. Dreher’S Vehicle Was Found Near The Winnebago River — All His Belongings Still Inside

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Devries

Name

Lucille Devries

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Discovered Dead In The Back Seat Of Her Burning Vehicle Parked In The Driveway Of Her Mason City Apartment.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Horgen

Name

Norma Horgen

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Body Found Near The Northwest Shore Of Iowa’S Clear Lake

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Hatges

Name

Andy Hatges

Age

75

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Found Dead In His Home,His Throat Had Been Slashed.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Hines

Name

Charles Hines

Age

45

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Investigators Were Checking Out The Report Of A Fight Involving Hines When They Found His Body, And Believe He Died After An Assault.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Strait

Name

Elgin Strait

Age

80

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

He Died From A Gunshot Wound To The Head.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Joynt

Name

Roger Joynt

Age

26

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

8 Bullet Wounds Throughout His Body.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Esquivel

Name

Grace Esquivel

Age

25

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Mother Of A Six-Year-Old Daughter, Angie, Was Reported Missing

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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