Polk County in Iowa

Des Moines in Polk County

William R. Talbert, Jr.

Homicide

William R. Talbert, Jr.
18 YOA
1400 21st
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1995-40323
September 3, 1995

William Ralph Talbert, Jr., of Des Moines, IA, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Des Moines early Sunday morning, September 3, 1995, as he stood on a sidewalk.

Police said more than a dozen bullets were fired out of a speeding car shortly after 4 a.m.

Talbert, 18, was shot in the head and later died in surgery.

Police were looking for a white Monte Carlo sedan with a torn white vinyl roof.

Talbert’s murder remains unsolved.

Information Needed

If you have any information about William Talbert’s 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
• Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sept. 4, 1995