Polk County in Iowa

Des Moines in Polk County

Cecil L. DuBois

Homicide

Cecil L. DuBois
71 YOA
1322 23rd Street
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1974-42891
November 15, 1974

Case summary by Nancy Bowers

On November 15, 1974, 71-year-old Des Moines resident Cecil L. DuBois was robbed and beaten in his home at 1322 23rd Street. He died later at a local hospital.

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The house at 1322 23rd Street, where Cecil Dubois was fatally beaten.

An autopsy performed by Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. R.C. Wooters revealed that DuBois’s heart and liver failed due to injuries sustained in the beating.

The Life of Cecil L. Dubois

Life-long Des Moines resident Cecil L. Dubois was born March 2, 1901 to Myrtle Ring and Samuel E. DuBois. He had two siblings, David Edward DuBois and Harold S. DuBois.

He was survived by his wife Margaret, known as “Peg.”

His funeral was held Saturday, December 1, 1974 at Caldwell-Brien-Robbins Funeral Home and he was buried in Glendale Cemetery.

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Cecile and Margaret DuBois are buried in Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.

Information Needed

Questions and information about the unsolved 1974 murder of Cecil DuBois should be directed to the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4864 or to Iowa Cold Cases through the Contact form.

Sources

• “Deaths,” Des Moines Register, December 1, 1974.
• Des Moines Police Department
• “Man’s Death Called a Murder,” Carroll Daily Times Herald, December 5, 1974.

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