Crime at 3800 BLOCK OF 48TH PL on 12/04/2025 12:28 PM
Type: Other
Date: 12/04/2025 12:28 PM
Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1562616. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 3800 BLOCK OF 48TH PL, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Kaidena WoodMissing Age
72Est. Current Age
86Last Seen
Norwalk, IA on 07/30/2011Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Gray or Partially Gray Eyes: Blue Height: 5'2" Weight: 128 lbsCase Number
MP11855Area 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