Vandalism at PHYSICS HALL on 05/22/2026 7:52 AM
Type: Vandalism
Date: 05/22/2026 7:52 AM
Description: Criminal Mischief
Address: PHYSICS HALL, Ames, IA
Case Number: 26-000541
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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
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Name
Earl HamiltonAge
53Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Big earl hamilton was already considered somewhat legendary before the very thing that brought him fame brought him down with a single bullet to the head. In 1994, “big earl’s goldmine” — a strip club business on the outskirts of des moines in polk county, iowa that hamilton owned and operated — became the county’s first topless and bottomless “juice bar” — a club which serves no alcohol and therefore is beyond the regulation of state liquor authorities.Agency
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