Melcher Dallas, IA Area Cold Cases
Name
Annamarie RittmanAge
46Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Annamarie rittman, a 46-year-old employee at the lowe’s store in altoona, iowa, was struck down by a pickup that swerved into her on december 27, 2005. The mother of three was walking through the store’s parking lot just before 5:30 a.M. When video cameras captured on tape a red four-door ford pickup truck running her down and hitting her from behindAgency
Iowa
Name
Crystal HuntAge
21Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Crystal sue hunt was reported missing to the wayne county sheriff’s office in corydon, iowa, on feb. 24, 1998. Corydon in wayne county corydon in wayne county crystal, who’d celebrated her 21st birthday just six days earlier and was pregnant, was last seen leaving her parents’ residence in centerville on feb. 24, 1998, with her boyfriend. He said they argued and she got out of the car. Crystal has not been seen nor heard from since. She is described as 5-foot-9 , 140-142 pounds, with blue eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, white sweatshirt, black and white checked stirrup pants and nike tennis shoes with blue spots on the tops.Agency
Iowa
Name
Donald MurphyAge
39Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On friday, july 20, 1984, donald murphy was reported missing from a knoxville hospital. In november 1984 hunters found his skeletal remains in northern polk county just a few days prior to what would have been murphy’s 40th birthday. Donald john murphy was born november 9, 1944, at knoxville, the son of james francis and catherine bingaman murphy. He spent most of his life in the knoxville area. He graduated from knoxville high school in the class of 1963 and later entered the coast guard.Agency
Iowa
Name
Dorothy CoonAge
38Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On monday evening, august 29, 1960, dorothy coon was found dead in a ditch alongside a county road in lucas county, iowa, about 12 miles north of chariton. Her body — clad in a dark green dress and white shoes — was discovered by a farmer mowing weeds. Her purse was found one mile away. The gravel road was a shortcut to coon’s parents’ farm east of chariton, and in the vicinity of albia, iowa.Agency
Iowa
Name
Fred SandersAge
43Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On november 11, 1966, hunter richard thorne found a man’s skeletal remains in a brushy area under the rock island railroad viaduct across the chariton river one and three quarters of a mile south of chariton, iowa, in lucas county. Papers and a wallet adjacent to the remains identified him as fred sanders, a u.S. Army veteran who served during world war ii with the 745th american anti-aircraft artillery gun battalion.Agency
Iowa
Name
George KellerAge
61Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
George raymond keller, a 61-year-old world war ii veteran, was found dead in his rural clarke county, iowa home in the early morning hours on tuesday, september 29, 1981.Agency
Iowa
Name
Gregory DickeyAge
23Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 18, 1975, iowa state trooper charles black discovered a 1966 green ford van on interstate 80 at the eastbound “on” ramp at altoona. The van bore a 1973 washington license plate number l84590 and, apparently abandoned, was impounded. On april 7, 1975, the father of 23-year-old gregory dickey contacted authorities and stated the van belonged to his son. The younger dickey had left davenport, iowa, on february 11 — just one week before black found the vehicle.Agency
Iowa
Name
Harry MilliganAge
21Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Light the night charity event and fun ride” is set for saturday, july 9 on the albia square. The day will begin with the harry milligan charity bike ride organized by alex weldon. A car show organized by john carter begins at 2 p.M. With live music from nashville artist jake mcvey to follow. There will also be a live auction and vendors will be set up on the square’s west side.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
Joseph PayneAge
72Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
During the great depression, joseph payne happened to be in a chariton, iowa, grocery store where a woman and child stood ahead of him in line. The woman had lost her husband, had no job, and needed food to feed her child. She tried to purchase a few basic grocery items. She didn’t have enough money, the store clerk told her, and would have to put some of the items back. Payne did not hesitate to act; he not only paid for all the woman’s groceries, but handed her some additional cash — “to be used for her and the child,” he said. Payne was not a wealthy man, but had never married, had no children of his own, and didn’t drink; he owned his own home at 15th and armory, where he’d lived alone 40 years, and used what extra money he had to help others.Agency
Iowa
Name
Timothy EarneyAge
29Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Timothy c. Earney, 29, was found dead in his 322 n. Eighth st. Albia home on thursday, feb. 2, 1984, by his live-in girlfriend, dorothy lee kempf, 45. According to kempf, earney drove her to work at kendall school at 7 a.M. And was supposed to pick her up at 1 p.M. When he didn’t show up, kempf said she walked home and found earney lying on the living room floorAgency
Iowa
Name
William Douglas SrAge
63Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 11, 2004, family members of william leroy douglas, sr., 63, reported to the clarke county sheriff’s office in osceola that mr. Douglas had disappeared from his rural woodburn, iowa residence.Douglas was last seen at approximately 10:30 a.M. On wednesday, february 4, at his residence in the vicinity of the 3000 block of pacific street. (some reports provide the time as 1:30 p.M.)he may have been dressed in black “carhartt” bib overalls, “wrangler” jeans, a light green jacket and black boots.Agency
Iowa
Name
Dr William HamiltonAge
33Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Dr. William orson hamilton, 33, was shot to death in marysville, iowa, on november 26, 1900.According to a knoxville journal article by l.A. Gee published september 25, 1930, a knoxville contractor building marysville’s new school was the first to know the tragedy occurred.K.L. Bush saw dr. Hamilton stagger and fall at the door of the vanskiver home, and was dead before dr. Hughes could arrive.Domestic trouble, the journal reported, was said to have been brewing for some time in the fred ahn family and rumor had it that dr. Hamilton was involved.Agency
Iowa
Name
Timothy EarneyAge
29Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
Agency
Monroe County Sheriff's Office