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
Reported Missing: August 10, 1973
Body Found: October 14, 1973

Judith Kaylene Pleas, 17, was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department in 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 in a 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 missing teen Judith Pleas, and an investigation concluded cause of death was strangulation.

At the time of the investigation there was no suspect information. The offender is still unknown to law enforcement and the case remains open.

Information Needed

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