Crime at 1600 BLOCK OF GUTHRIE AVE on 07/01/2025 3:09 AM
Type: Other
Date: 07/01/2025 3:09 AM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1515355. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1600 BLOCK OF GUTHRIE AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Danariah VanarsdaleMissing Age
17Est. Current Age
18Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 11/01/2024Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'5" Weight: 130 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Sheila CollinsAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On sunday, january 28, 1968, sheila jean collins, 18, of evanston, ill., was found lying face-down in a ditch off a gravel road four miles east of nevada, iowa, about 20 miles east of ames.Miss collins — an iowa state university coed who was headed home for the weekend — had been strangled with a nylon cord knotted around her neck. An autopsy report by dr. John powers of ames showed that a pipe incorporated into the knot may have been used as a turning mechanism.A father and son out fox hunting near the town of colo in story county found collins’ body after the son spotted a foot in the shallow ditch.Agency
Iowa