George Geary

George H. Geary

Homicide

George H. Geary
40 YOA
Keosauqua Way and Crocker St.
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Des Moines PD Case Number: 1963-601
DCI Case Number: 6300218
January 13, 1963

Case Summary by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa

Des Moines in Polk County

About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, January 13, 1963, 40-year-old George Geary was killed during a robbery at M & H service station at Keosauqua Way and Crocker Steet in Des Moines.

Geary, who had worked at the station for only a week, was found in the attendant’s cubicle by two young men who stopped for cigarettes. He was shot twice in the head.

Station Manager Al Van Ampting reported $252.15 missing from the cash register.

Questions and information about the unsolved 1963 murder of George Geary should be directed to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Cold Case Unit, the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4864, or Iowa Cold Cases through the Contact form.

Sources

• “2 questioned in slaying,” Mason City Globe-Gazette, January 14, 1963.
• Des Moines Register, July 11, 1967.
• “Question Two Men in Connection With Slaying,” Estherville Daily News, January 14, 1963.