Shooting at 300 BLOCK OF MISSISSIPPI ST on 10/03/2025 6:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 10/03/2025 6:00 AM

Description: A Woman Was Shot By Her Husband. The Husband And Her Parents Were Found Dead In Separate Residences. Investigation Ongoing.

Address: 300 BLOCK OF MISSISSIPPI ST, New Canton, IL

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Yarbrough

Name

James Yarbrough

Missing Age

30

Est. Current Age

56

Last Seen

Palmyra, MO on 09/15/1999

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6'0" Weight: 180 lbs

Case Number

1254

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Buchanan

Name

Richard Buchanan

Age

49

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Willard c. Woodring, the 42-year-old owner of the former hawkeye hotel in keokuk, iowa, and richard g. Buchanan, 42, of colona, illinois, were taken into the hotel’s kitchen on sunday, october 9, 1960, where they were bound, gagged, and then shot in the back of the head when they tried to flee.Keokuk police discovered the bodies that evening after someone phoned authorities to report a shooting at the well-known house of prostitution.Police chief george jones said police immediately launched a 3-state search for a youthful-looking man and woman.Witnesses described the man as about 25 years old with black hair and clad in a black leather jacket. The woman, about 22-23 years old, was described as having short red hair and wearing a lavender dress.According to the gazette, authorities said they thought the pair were armed with an automatic pistol and driving a car with illinois license plates.

Agency

Iowa

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