Crime at 4500 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE on 01/30/2026 10:10 PM
Type: Other
Date: 01/30/2026 10:10 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1577163. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4500 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Danariah VanarsdaleMissing Age
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Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'5" Weight: 130 lbsCase Number
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Name
Lana AndersonAge
43Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Old waukon, iowa native, was killed by blows to the head on friday, may 10, 1991, as she worked in her manager’s office at the landmark apartments complex on des moines’ south side. A maintenance worker discovered anderson’s body inside her second-floor office in room # 197 in what was known as building 204. Des moines police said there were no signs of a struggle. State medical examiner dr. Thomas bennett ruled anderson’s death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head.Agency
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