<strong/>Lee County in Iowa

Lee County in Iowa

Arthur Leon Ransford

Homicide


Arthur Leon Ransford
36 YOA
Rural Route M
Lee County
Case # 84-02367
Disappeared: November 22, 1983
Body Found: May 13, 1984

On May 13, 1984, Arthur L. Ransford’s body was found enclosed in a large yellow bag and buried under cement blocks in a wooded area overlooking the Mississippi River south of Montrose, Iowa.

He was last seen on November 22, 1983.

Keokuk National Cemetery for veterans, where Arthur Ransford is buried.

Arthur Leon Ransford was born March 20, 1947 in Scotland County, Missouri, to Thelma Maxine Long and William Bryon Ransford.

He served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

Ransford was buried on May 22, 1984 in the Keokuk National Cemetery for Veterans.

Questions and information about the unsolved 1983 murder of Arthur Ransford should be directed to Iowa Cold Cases through the Contact form.

 

 

Sources
  • Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
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