Guthrie County in Iowa

Casey in Guthrie County

Roscoe Donnel Harris

Homicide

Roscoe D. Harris
46 YOA
Case # 6300639
Rural Route
Casey, Iowa
Guthrie County
July 6, 1963

On July 6, 1963, 46-year-old Roscoe Donnel Harris was shot in the left chest with a single shot .22 caliber rifle.

Roscoe Donnell Harris was born in Iowa in 1917 to Mabel Irene Rooker and Fred Harris. He served in the Army during WWII and is buried in Dalmanutha Cemetery in Guthrie County.

Courtesy photo findagrave.com

The tombstone of Roscoe D. Harris in Dalmanutha Cemetery.

Questions and information about the unsolved 1963 murder of Roscoe D. Harris should be directed to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office at 641- 747-2214 or to Iowa Cold Cases through the Contact form.

Sources

• “A Card of Thanks,” The Guthrian, July 23, 1963.
• IDPS Division of Criminal Investigation.