Crime at 2000 BLOCK OF MELVIN AVENUE on 04/15/2025 8:50 PM
Type: Other
Date: 04/15/2025 8:50 PM
Description: DP - THIS IS FROM THE BURLINGTON POLICE INCIDENT CALL LOG. INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Address: 2000 BLOCK OF MELVIN AVENUE, Burlington, IA
Case Number: P25-06308
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Name
Arthur RansfordAge
36Cause of Death
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Arthur leon ransford, a 36-year-old vietnam veteran, went missing from his keokuk, iowa home in lee county on tuesday, november 22, 1983. His wife reported him missing thanksgiving day. Montrose in lee county montrose in lee county on sunday, may 13, 1984, ransford’s body was found about two miles south of montrose, enclosed in a large yellow bag and buried under cement blocks in a wooded area overlooking the mississippi river. The father of two had been shot in the head before being bagged and buried on the river bluff.Agency
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