Theft at BIRCH HALL on 03/07/2026 10:00 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 03/07/2026 10:00 PM
Description: Theft
Address: BIRCH HALL, Ames, IA
Case Number: 26-000225
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Name
Jacinto CobobritoMissing Age
16Est. Current Age
17Last Seen
Ankeny, IA on 08/05/2024Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 4'10" Weight: 100 lbsCase Number
Area 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
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