Crime at 2300 BLOCK OF 49TH ST on 04/14/2026 4:54 PM
Type: Other
Date: 04/14/2026 4:54 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1598057. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 2300 BLOCK OF 49TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Dale StrassburgerMissing Age
35Est. Current Age
78Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 08/06/1982Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Blonde Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'9" Weight: 180 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Nicholas WhiteAge
20Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Nicholas “nick” david white, a 20-year-old drake university student, was murdered on monday, november 26, 2012, in a des moines home he shared with two other young men. Des moines police said the 20-year-old student died of undisclosed trauma in the basement of a house located at 1511 29th street. The home is about one block away from drake’s main campus. White shared the 29th street home with ernest “ernie” carl mueller iii and randall “randy” morgan watson, who told police they found white’s body around 1:45 p.M. Des moines police sgt. Jason halifax said police deemed the death suspicious based on factors like the position of white’s body and the location of blood in the vicinity.The medical examiner has officially ruled white’s death a homicide, though police have not released the cause of death other than that it was trauma to the body.Agency
Iowa