Assault at 700 BLOCK OF MONONA AVENUE on 11/14/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 11/14/2026 12:00 AM
Description: 23-year-old man stabbed in the torso during a reported domestic fight at an apartment in the Indianola Hills neighborhood around 3:30 a.m.; transported to a hospital where he later died, and police launched a homicide investigation; a 23-year-old woman at the scene was detained, no charges filed yet.
Address: 700 BLOCK OF MONONA AVENUE, Des Moines, IA
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Name
Christiann LebanMissing Age
15Est. Current Age
17Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 08/15/2024Physical Description
Race: Asian or Pacific Islander Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 4'0" Weight: 100 lbsCase Number
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Name
Diane SchofieldAge
21Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
On thursday afternoon, july 10, 1975, a young woman’s badly decomposed body was found in the trunk of a tan 1966 rambler in a parking lot at southwest 20th and porter near the des moines airport. Polk county in iowa polk county in iowa des moines in polk countydes moines in polk county dr. R.C. Wooters, polk county medical examiner, identified the victim as 21-year-old diane marie schofield. Schofield, a divorcée with a 5-year-old daughter, lived at 2931 cottage grove in des moines and had worked in des moines as a waitress and a masseuse. Wooters said an autopsy indicated schofield died of strangulation.Agency
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