Craig, NE Area Cold Cases
Name
Johnny ShieldsAge
32Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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 InvestigationName
Humberto CortezAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Partially Decomposed Male Body Was Discovered In A Rail Car By A Paxton Verling Steel EmployeeAgency
Iowa Division of Criminal InvestigationName
Robert Bates IIIAge
39Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 BreakAgency
Iowa Division of Criminal InvestigationName
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 OfficeName
James NicollAge
52Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
James Clark Nicoll,Was Found Dead Tuesday Morning, March 17, 1885Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
George MassourisAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 SheriffName
Gloria SlumpAge
24Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 SheriffName
Joe FloydAge
42Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Discovered Joe Junior Floyd, 42, Who Had Been Shot By A Small Caliber Handgun.Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
John StephensAge
32Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Officer John L. Stephens And Paul J. Rayer Were Shot And Killed On Tuesday, December 5, 1967Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Paul RayerAge
51Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Officer John L. Stephens And Paul J. Rayer Were Shot And Killed On Tuesday, December 5, 1967Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Judith PleasAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
An Investigation Concluded The Teen Had Been Strangled.Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Edward HicksonAge
32Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 DeadAgency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Linda MayfieldAge
21Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The Responding Officer Said The Victim Had Several Stab Wounds To Her Face, Chest, Stomach, Hand And Foot.Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Lee RotatoriAge
32Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Lee Rotatori, 32, Who Had Died From A Stab Wound To The Chest.Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
John Adams JrAge
23Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
He Had Been Shot One Time In The Face By A Man On A Kawasaki Kz900 Motorcycle.Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Bernadene SealineAge
67Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 SheriffName
John ConawayAge
36Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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 SheriffName
Paul BruleAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 SheriffName
Kimberly RatliffAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Her Throat Had Been Slashed,Found In A Car Left In The Parking Lot Of People’S Natural GasAgency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Dennis AddlesbergerAge
46Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Reported Missing To The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’S Office In Council Bluffs On March 16, 1999.Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Mohama BabaAge
22Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Reported Missing To The Council Bluffs Police Department On December 3, 2005Agency
Pottawattamie County SheriffName
Linn SnyderAge
44Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 SheriffName
Robert Scott HatcherAge
38Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 SheriffName
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 OfficeName
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 OfficeName
Brenda DaileyAge
53Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Was Badly Beaten In Her Mapleton,And Then Allegedly Pushed Down Her Basement StairsAgency
Monona County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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 OfficeName
Dale RobinsonAge
84Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Last Verified Sighting Of Him Was Surveillance Footage Showing Robinson At The Argosy CasinoAgency
Moville Police DepartmentName
Frank EckelsAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot And WoundAgency
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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 OfficeName
George HaddockAge
56Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot As He Left His Buggy At The StablesAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
Thecla GerkenAge
23Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot And Killed While Out For A Walk With A Friend In Sioux CityAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
Jimmy BremmersAge
8Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
His Body Was Found By County Workers Almost One Month LaterAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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 OfficeName
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 OfficeName
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 OfficeName
Billy IsomAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Shot Five Times In The Head And Body — Lay Naked On A MattressAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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 OfficeName
Freta BosticAge
24Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Pregnant At The Time,Shot Once Through The Back.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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 OfficeName
Terri McCauleyAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The Victim Had Died From A Shotgun Wound To The Face.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
Ronald ZellmerAge
31Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Family Members Reported He Had Suffered From Depression For YearsAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
Betty SwetnamAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Brutally Stabbed To DeathAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
Kenneth HarkerAge
34Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Nine Years After Kenny’S Suspicious Disappearance And Suspected MurderAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
David RedowlAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Stab Wound To The Chest.Agency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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 OfficeName
Patricia JauronAge
45Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Viciously Stabbed Several TimesAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
Adrian ReuwsaatAge
69Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Adrian Reuwsaat Was Reported Missing To The Sioux City Police Department In Sioux CityAgency
Woodbury County Sheriff’s OfficeName
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