Pennye Watson
18 YOA
1054 21st
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1983-32787
September 10, 1983
Pennye Watson, an 18-year-old Technical High School student, was found strangled in September 1983 about four blocks from her home. The shy student’s nude body was discovered by a passing motorist.
A Des Moines Register article dated May 8, 2006, said police called the case “more bizarre than most.”
Two days before her death, Watson had written an essay for her English class describing her fears about violence in Des Moines. The essay, however, contained no specific information indicating she might have known her attacker.
Five days after her murder, police impounded a car they said was connected to the investigation, but no arrest was ever made.
Pennye was born July 17, 1965.
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