Brandon, MN Area Cold Cases
Name
Joseph KaschmitterAge
53Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Breiton AckermanAge
4Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Leo SmithAge
56Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
William FreimuthAge
71Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Shot In The Back Of The HeadAgency
Fort Dodge Police Department
Name
Connie RuddyAge
21Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Alta BraunAge
12Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
As Raped And Strangled While On The Way Home From Riding A Carnival Merry-Go-RoundAgency
Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office
Name
George DeanAge
55Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Dean Had Suffered Fractured Facial Bones And Fractured Ribs On The Left Side, Leading Officials To First Believe He Had Been Struck By A CarAgency
Monona County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Brenda DaileyAge
53Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Badly Beaten In Her Mapleton,And Then Allegedly Pushed Down Her Basement StairsAgency
Monona County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Daniel HieberAge
58Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Found Unresponsive And Near Death At The Bottom Of A Staircase In A MapletonAgency
Monona County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Lillian DemarisAge
31Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Dwane DreherAge
33Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 InsideAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Lucille DevriesAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Norma HorgenAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Body Found Near The Northwest Shore Of Iowa’S Clear LakeAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Andy HatgesAge
75Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Found Dead In His Home,His Throat Had Been Slashed.Agency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Charles HinesAge
45Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Elgin StraitAge
80Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
He Died From A Gunshot Wound To The Head.Agency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Roger JoyntAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
8 Bullet Wounds Throughout His Body.Agency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Grace EsquivelAge
25Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Mother Of A Six-Year-Old Daughter, Angie, Was Reported MissingAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Rodney OlsenAge
32Cause of Death
MissingInfo
He Had Moved From His Native Britt Area Not Too Long Before He Disappeared.Agency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Dillon LunaAge
15Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Found Dead Of Smoke InhalationAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
John Snyder JrAge
1Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
He Toddler Was Found Dead In Willow Creek,Michael Jason Cisneros Was Tried For First-Degree Murder In The Boy’S DeathAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Billy PruinAge
43Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Shot At His Rural Mason CityAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Jodi HuisentruitAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Huisentruit Was Abducted From The Parking Lot Of Her Apartment Before Leaving For WorkAgency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Gerald BestAge
50Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Found Stabbed To Death,His Throat Had Been Slashed.Agency
Mason City Police Department
Name
Dale RobinsonAge
84Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Last Verified Sighting Of Him Was Surveillance Footage Showing Robinson At The Argosy CasinoAgency
Moville Police Department
Name
Earl ThelanderAge
80Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
George HaddockAge
56Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot As He Left His Buggy At The StablesAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Thecla GerkenAge
23Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot And Killed While Out For A Walk With A Friend In Sioux CityAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Jimmy BremmersAge
8Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
His Body Was Found By County Workers Almost One Month LaterAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Donna DavisAge
21Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Abducted From Her Crib , Her Battered Body Was Found The Following Day At The Edge Of A South Sioux CityAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Hilda FletcherAge
53Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Died Of A Brain Hemorrhage And There Were Abrasions And Contusions Over Much Of Her Body.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Thomas DoughertyAge
45Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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
Name
Billy IsomAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot Five Times In The Head And Body — Lay Naked On A MattressAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Jesse HanniAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot Once Through The Back And Once Behind The Left Ear In Execution Style.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Freta BosticAge
24Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Pregnant At The Time,Shot Once Through The Back.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Maurice KneiflAge
58Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Maurice Was Reportedly Last Seen On Feb. 14, 1983, Driving His 1981 Dark Brown Fleetwood CadillacAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Terri McCauleyAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The Victim Had Died From A Shotgun Wound To The Face.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Ronald ZellmerAge
31Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Family Members Reported He Had Suffered From Depression For YearsAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Betty SwetnamAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Brutally Stabbed To DeathAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Kenneth HarkerAge
34Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Nine Years After Kenny’S Suspicious Disappearance And Suspected MurderAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
David RedowlAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Stab Wound To The Chest.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Wilbur BrownAge
47Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Autopsy Revealed He’D Been Beaten About The Head And Body And Died As A Result Of Those Injuries.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Patricia JauronAge
45Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Viciously Stabbed Several TimesAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Adrian ReuwsaatAge
69Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Adrian Reuwsaat Was Reported Missing To The Sioux City Police Department In Sioux CityAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Helen KellyAge
83Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Kelly Left Behind Her Purse And Had Not Mentioned Plans To Travel Anywhere. She Has Never Been Heard From Again.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Manuel RamirezAge
6Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Dead In The BathtubAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office
Name
Anthony EvansAge
5Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Struck By A Hit-And-Run DriverAgency
Sioux City Police Department
Name
Bertha FoyAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
MurderAgency
Fort Dodge Police Department
Name
Wendel ClarkAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Brian NelsonAge
60Cause of Death
StabbedInfo
Stabbed to death in his hibbing homeAgency
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension