Steven W. Graves

Steven Wesley Graves, Jr.

Homicide

Steven Wesley Graves, Jr.
19 YOA
1600 16th Street
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1994-46422
November 8, 1994

Polk County in Iowa

Des Moines in Polk County

Steven Wesley Graves was found lying in the street in front of 1600 16th Street in Des Moines at approximately 1:30 a.m. on November 8, 1994.

The 19-year-old Graves had been shot in the stomach. He died later that day at a Des Moines hospital.

Despite a $1,000 reward offered by the Polk County Crime Stoppers, no one has been charged in Graves’ murder.

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Information needed

If you have any information about Steven Graves’ unsolved murder, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4864 or Iowa Cold Cases via our Contact form.

Sources:

• Des Moines Police Department, Correspondence to Iowa Cold Cases, July 10, 2009
• “D.M. man shot to death,” The Des Moines Register, November 9, 1994