Melvin, IA Area Cold Cases

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__Foy

Name

Bertha Foy

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Murder

Agency

Fort Dodge Police Department

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cold-case-record__Clark

Name

Wendel Clark

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

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cold-case-record__Kaschmitter

Name

Joseph Kaschmitter

Age

53

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot By Two Unknown Assailants As He Walked Near The Alton Depot Around 2 A.M. On Saturday, March 27, 1911. He Died In A Local Doctor’S Home Two Days Later.

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Ackerman

Name

Breiton Ackerman

Age

4

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

He Was Reported Missing To The Sioux Co. Sheriff’S Office In Orange City, Iowa, On May 22, 2005.

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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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__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__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__Braun

Name

Alta Braun

Age

12

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

As Raped And Strangled While On The Way Home From Riding A Carnival Merry-Go-Round

Agency

Plymouth 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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cold-case-record__Robinson

Name

Dale Robinson

Age

84

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Last Verified Sighting Of Him Was Surveillance Footage Showing Robinson At The Argosy Casino

Agency

Moville Police Department

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cold-case-record__Eckels

Name

Frank Eckels

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot And Wound

Agency

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Thelander

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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cold-case-record__Haddock

Name

George Haddock

Age

56

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot As He Left His Buggy At The Stables

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Gerken

Name

Thecla Gerken

Age

23

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot And Killed While Out For A Walk With A Friend In Sioux City

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Bremmers

Name

Jimmy Bremmers

Age

8

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

His Body Was Found By County Workers Almost One Month Later

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Davis

Name

Donna Davis

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Abducted From Her Crib , Her Battered Body Was Found The Following Day At The Edge Of A South Sioux City

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Fletcher

Name

Hilda Fletcher

Age

53

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Died Of A Brain Hemorrhage And There Were Abrasions And Contusions Over Much Of Her Body.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Dougherty

Name

Thomas Dougherty

Age

45

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

He Was Last Seen Driving A 1954 Dark Green Tudor Ford With White Sidewalls In Front And Black Mud And Snow Grips On The Rear,

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Isom

Name

Billy Isom

Age

26

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Five Times In The Head And Body — Lay Naked On A Mattress

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Hanni

Name

Jesse Hanni

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot Once Through The Back And Once Behind The Left Ear In Execution Style.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Bostic

Name

Freta Bostic

Age

24

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Pregnant At The Time,Shot Once Through The Back.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Kneifl

Name

Maurice Kneifl

Age

58

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Maurice Was Reportedly Last Seen On Feb. 14, 1983, Driving His 1981 Dark Brown Fleetwood Cadillac

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__McCauley

Name

Terri McCauley

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The Victim Had Died From A Shotgun Wound To The Face.

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Zellmer

Name

Ronald Zellmer

Age

31

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Family Members Reported He Had Suffered From Depression For Years

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Swetnam

Name

Betty Swetnam

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Brutally Stabbed To Death

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Harker

Name

Kenneth Harker

Age

34

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Nine Years After Kenny’S Suspicious Disappearance And Suspected Murder

Agency

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office

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