Courtesy photo Council Bluffs Police Department

Judith Kaylene Pleas

Judith Kaylene Pleas

Homicide

Judith Kaylene Pleas
17 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case Number: MP-73-226
August 10, 1973

Case Summary by Jody Ewing

Judith Kaylene Pleas, 17, disappeared from Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 10, 1973.

Pottawattamie County in Iowa

Council Bluffs in
Pottawattamie County

On October 14, 1973, a farmer located the remains of a female near his cornfield outside Council Bluffs’ city limits and contacted the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, who in turn notified the Council Bluffs Police Department.

The victim was later identified as that of Judith Pleas, and an investigation concluded the cause of death was strangulation.

At this time the offender is unknown and this case is active.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at (712) 328-4765 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-7867.

Sources:

Council Bluffs Police Department

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