Delaware County in Iowa

Ryan in Delaware County

Carl Anthony Brunen

Homicide

Carl Anthony Brunen
81 YOA
Ryan, Iowa
Delaware County
Case # 72-00427
November 8, 1972

On November 8, 1972, Carl Anthony Brunen was found dead at his farm outside his rural Delaware County residence.

The 81-year-old Brunen had suffered a skull fracture and broken ribs. His residence had been ransacked, and his billfold and an older model shotgun were missing.

About Carl Brunen

Carl Brunen was born November 9, 1890. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Anamosa in Jones County, Iowa.

 Courtesy photo Krystal Keast, Findagrave.com

Carl Brunen was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Anamosa, Jones County.

* Note: The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reported Brunen’s middle name as Anthony; Findagrave.com lists it as Anton.

* The Social Security Death Index gives Carl Brunen’s date of birth as November 10, 1890, while the Findagrave.com site lists November 9, 1890.

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Information Needed

If you have any information about Carl Brunen’s unsolved murder please contact the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office at 563-927-3135 or Iowa Cold Cases via our Contact form.

Sources:

• Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Cold Case Unit, November 25, 2009
• Findagrave.com
• The Social Security Death Index