Theft at UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE - MEMORIAL UNION on 02/17/2026 11:33 AM
Type: Theft
Date: 02/17/2026 11:33 AM
Description: Theft
Address: UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE - MEMORIAL UNION, Ames, IA
Case Number: 26-000147
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Paul KnockelMissing Age
53Est. Current Age
88Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 11/26/1990Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'10" Weight: 265 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Effie BellAge
46Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
At the end of the day on friday, march 18, 1966, effie bell (known as “cupie” to her family) got off work from her job at mcray cosmetics factory in madrid, iowa, just as she’d done since 1958 when first hired by the cosmetics manufacturer. There was no telling what the weekend had in store for the wife and mother of three, or what her husband, frank bell, sr., 49, might have in mind. He’d just quit his job at the john deere des moines works plant the previous day.Agency
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