Crime at 3800 BLOCK OF 48TH PL on 12/23/2025 5:16 PM

Type: Other

Date: 12/23/2025 5:16 PM

Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1567728. 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

missing-person-record__Knockel

Name

Paul Knockel

Missing Age

53

Est. Current Age

88

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 11/26/1990

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'10" Weight: 265 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Veach

Name

Patricia Veach

Age

8

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On thursday morning, july 10, 1969, 8-year-old patricia ann veach was found dead in her bedroom at her des moines home. She had been sexually molested, and police said she either was strangled or smothered by her slayer. On monday, july 14, polk county medical examiner dr. Leo luka said an autopsy showed patricia had been smothered to death, but said he was uncertain whether it was accomplished “with a pillow or a hand.”patricia’s father, william “bill” veach, told police he’d gone to check on his daughter about 7:25 a.M. Thursday morning after discovering the home’s front door screen slashed near the latch.Mr. Veach said he found his daughter lying on her back, uncovered and clad only in her pajama top, and that there was blood on her body and on the bed.

Agency

Iowa

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