Monticello, IA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Burns

Name

Brian Burns

Age

55

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

On november 5th, 2023, the delaware county sheriff’s office responded one mile south of the 1300 block of 180th street for a report that human remains had been located in a field just west of manchester by some pheasant hunters.

Agency

Iowa

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cold-case-record__Jaeger

Name

Charles Jaeger

Age

37

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On august 29, 1984, charles jaeger, 37, was found in a pool of blood in his bed at his dyersville, iowa home, a bullet lodged in his brain. He was transported to the university of iowa hospitals and clinics in iowa city, where he was pronounced dead. The following article, which details jaeger’s case, was written by m.D. Kittle and published in the dubuque telegraph herald on april 20, 2008.

Agency

Iowa

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cold-case-record__Elledge

Name

Lyman Elledge

Age

65

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Lyman elledge, 65, was found bludgeoned to death on the front lawn of the barney wiskus home in colesburg, iowa, at about 7 a.M. On friday, september 28, 1951.

Agency

Iowa

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cold-case-record__Padfield

Name

Marlene Padfield

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On wednesday evening, february 18, 1959, marlene padfield, 17, went to the kozy inn restaurant in cedar rapids with arthur scott jr., an 18-year-old part-time coe college student involved in community theater.

Agency

Iowa

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cold-case-record__Carter

Name

Matthew Carter

Age

21

Cause of Death

Hit And Run

Info

Eight days after a new iowa hit-and-run law went into effect, matthew adam carter, 21, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in the early morning hours on sunday, july 9, 2006, while walking home from a camping outing with friends and family members near monticello, iowa.

Agency

Iowa

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cold-case-record__Carnagey

Name

Nathaniel Carnagey

Age

36

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

He moved to marion late in 1846. In early 1847, he was murdered. Nathaniel carnagy will forever be known as linn county’s first murder victim. The murder may have been the best thing that ever happened to carnagy – from a purely historical perspective, of course. Otherwise, there would be little, if anything, about his life in the local history books. One cannot tell what he might have accomplished later in life had he survived, but there are no indications that he was anything but a farmer or laborer. Probably hardworking. Quite possibly a good father. But about the only thing we know for sure about him was that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nathaniel carnagy is one of the mysteries in marion history.As with anything else of passing interest that occurred at that time, some guesses have to be made about the circumstances of carnagy’s death.

Agency

Iowa

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