Crime at 2300 BLOCK OF 39TH ST on 02/24/2026 10:13 PM
Type: Other
Date: 02/24/2026 10:13 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1584064. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 2300 BLOCK OF 39TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Pennye WatsonAge
18Cause of Death
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Pennye watson, an 18-year-old des moines technical high school student, was strangled and dumped along a street curb in the early morning hours on saturday, september 10, 1983.A passing motorist discovered the shy student’s nude body in front of a home located at 1054 21st st. In des moines — just four blocks from where watson lived.An autopsy ruled cause of death as strangulation.Agency
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