Effie Corelis Bell

Forty-four years ago today, the remains of Effie Corelis Bell — known as “Cupie” to her friends — were discovered at the Madrid, Iowa, city dump. She had been missing since March 18, 1966.

Click here to read an account of Effie’s life and her puzzling death written by Iowa Cold Cases Co-Administrator Jody Ewing.

If you have any information concerning the perplexing, unsolved murder of Effie Bell, please contact the Boone County Sheriff’s Office at 515-433-0524 or the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office at 515-993-4771. Information can also be left on-line with the Iowa DCI Cold Case Unit.