Assault at 3800 BLOCK OF MLK JR. PARKWAY on 07/30/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 07/30/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Man hit woman in head with hatchet at apartment; victims held against their will by suspect who threatened to kill them
Address: 3800 BLOCK OF MLK JR. PARKWAY, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Amiryssa ClarkMissing Age
16Est. Current Age
19Last Seen
Clive, IA on 08/06/2023Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'0" Weight: 162 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Eugene MartinAge
13Cause of Death
MissingInfo
On sunday morning, august 12, 1984, 13-year-old eugene martin left his home at approximately 5 a.M. To deliver the des moines register newspaper in the des moines area. He wore blue jeans, a red shirt and a gray pullover. Eugene normally delivered the papers with his older stepbrother, but on this day went alone. The iowa state fair was in town, and eugene — who in his free time enjoyed football, fishing, skating, video games and tv — wanted to make some extra money. Witnesses said they saw martin talking to a clean-cut white male in his 30s sometime between 5 and 5:45 a.M. At southwest 12th street and highview drive. Some stated the two appeared to be engaged in a friendly “father-son” sort of conversation, and others recalled seeing the teen folding papers and talking to the man sometime between 5:45 and 6:05 a.M.Agency
Iowa