Crime at 1400 BLOCK OF 5TH AVE on 07/01/2025 12:24 AM
Type: Other
Date: 07/01/2025 12:24 AM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1515328. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1400 BLOCK OF 5TH AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
David MarchanMissing Age
18Est. Current Age
43Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 01/01/2001Physical Description
Race: Hispanic Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 180 lbsCase Number
0716023Area Cold Cases
Name
Mary ScovelAge
18Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
Mary ann scovel, 18, was strangled in her des moines apartment wednesday night, april 14, 1976. Investigators said terry lee “butch” lively, 26, who lived at the 661 17th street apartment with miss scovel, told police he found scovel’s body on the living room floor of her apartment about 12:45 a.M. Early thursday. Des moines police had gone to the building late wednesday night after a man phoned in an anonymous tip around 10:20 p.M., stating a woman had been murdered at the apartment house. Officers went to the building and left after speaking with a woman in another apartment, but returned again early thursday morning, the des moines moines register reported on friday, april 16, 1976.Agency
Iowa