Pottawattamie County in Iowa
Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County
Henry Christensen: 1882-1941
Homicide
Henry Christensen
58 YOA
1735 Grand Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
June 21, 1941
Henry Christensen, 58, was shot three times as he drove into the garage of his home at 1735 Grand Avenue in Council Bluffs on June 21, 1941. His divorced second wife was tried and acquitted of the murder.
George Massouris
Homicide
George James Massouris
30 YOA
Orchard Road & Highway 6
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
November 18, 1950
George Massouris, 30, was shot in the taxi he drove part-time on November 18, 1950. His body was dumped in a ditch on Orchard Road near Highway 6 two miles east of Council Bluffs.
Homicide
Walter L. Baldwin
U.S. Postal Employee
49 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
July 16, 1921
U.S. Postal Carrier Walter Baldwin, 49, was ambushed and shot as he drove a mailwagon from the Council Bluffs train station to the Post Office on July 16, 1921.
Gloria Slump
Homicide
Gloria Faye Slump
24 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # 6700368
March 6, 1967
On March 6, 1967, the body of Gloria Faye Slump was found under a railroad trestle located three miles south of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Homicide
Joe Junior Floyd
42 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # D67-18
July 1, 1967
On July 1, 1967, Council Bluffs Police were called to 10th Street and 10th Avenue to investigate a report of a man lying in the water. There, they discovered Joe Junior Floyd, 42, who had been shot by a small caliber handgun.
John Stephens
Paul Rayer
Double Homicide:
Officer John L. Stephens, 32, and
Paul J. Rayer, 51
Case Number: 6701188
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pottawattamie County
December 5, 1967
Officer John L. Stephens and Paul J. Rayer were shot and killed on Tuesday, December 5, 1967, during a robbery of a local restaurant where Officer Stephens moonlighted as a security guard. Officer Stephens was accompanying the manager (Rayer) as he counted the day’s receipts in preparation for a night deposit.
Judith Pleas
Homicide
Judith Kaylene Pleas
17 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case Number: MP-73-226
August 10, 1973
Judith Kaylene Pleas, 17, disappeared from Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 10, 1973. On October 14, 1973, a farmer discovered her remains near his cornfield outside Council Bluffs’ city limits. An investigation concluded the teen had been strangled.
Homicide
Edward Leroy Hickson
32 YOA
Case # B78-1173
1500 block of So. 6th St.
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
February 15, 1978
On February 15, 1978 at 4:14 a.m., Council Bluffs Police Department officers responded to a fire call in the 1500 block of South 6th Street, where the fire department advised them there was an unresponsive male inside the Rock Island Bunkhouse #27. The victim was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival and identified as Edward Leroy Hickson.
Linda Mayfield
Homicide
Linda Mayfield
21 YOA
3320 West Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case Number: D82-0713
April 9, 1982
On April 9, 1982 at 2:18 a.m., officers were called to the Starlite Motel at 3320 West Broadway in Council Bluffs, Iowa, regarding a disturbance involving a man with a knife. When officers arrived at the scene, Linda Mayfield, 21, was found lying face down by the north office door. The responding officer said the victim had several stab wounds to her face, chest, stomach, hand and foot.
Lee Rotatori
Homicide
Lee Rotatori
32 YOA
2216 27th Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case Number: F82-2558
June 25, 1982
On June 25, 1982, Council Bluffs Police officers were sent to investigate a death at the Best Western Motel at 2216 27th Avenue in Council Bluffs. There, they discovered Lee Rotatori, 32, who had died from a stab wound to the chest.
Homicide
John P. Adams, Jr.
23 YOA
Case # G82-1088
2400 block of West Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
July 11, 1982
On July 11, 1982, John P. Adams, Jr., 23, was found lying on the road in the 2400 block of West Broadway Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He had been shot one time in the face by a man on a Kawasaki KZ900 motorcycle.
John Conaway
Missing Person:
John Steven Conaway
Age at Report: 36
Case # 98-008374
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Missing Since: February 9, 1998
John Steven Conaway was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department on February 9, 1998.
Kimberly Ratliff
Homicide:
Kimberly Ratliff
22 YOA
1414 West Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
January 12, 1999
On January 12, 1999, Kimberly Ratliff, 22, was found in a car left in the parking lot of People’s Natural Gas at 1414 West Broadway in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Her throat had been slashed. An employee clearing snow from the sidewalk found Ratliff inside her white 1988 Plymouth Sundance at about 10:40 a.m.
Dennis Addlesberger
Missing Person:
Dennis R. Addlesberger
Age at Disappearance: 46
DOB: March 8, 1953
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Missing Since: March 16, 1999
Dennis Addlesberger was reported missing to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office in Council Bluffs on March 16, 1999.
Homicide
Nelson Alvarez-Hernandez
33 YOA
Date of Birth: May 11, 1970
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # 03-004354
July 31, 2003
In the early morning hours on July 31, 2003, Nelson Alvarez-Hernandez, 33, was stabbed to death in front of an apartment building located at 1613 So. 13th St. in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mohama Baba
Missing Person:
Mohama Samsoudina Baba
Case # 05055443
Date of Birth: September 19, 1983
Age at Report: 22
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Date Missing: December 3, 2005
Mohama Baba, 22, was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department on December 3, 2005. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact Det. Brandon Danielson at the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-326-2508.
Linn Snyder
Missing Person
Linn Allen Snyder
Age at Report: 44
Date of Birth: 1962
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Date Missing: September 9, 2006
Linn Snyder was reported missing to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 9, 2006. Snyder was last seen on his Harley Davidson motorcycle on September 3, and has not answered his cell phone. His wallet and medications were found in his home.
Bob Hatcher
Homicide
Robert Scott Hatcher
38 YOA
Iowa Riverfront Trail
Beneath Interstate 480 Bridge
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
March 8, 2007
On March 8, 2007, Robert Scott Hatcher, 38, was shot seven times as he stood on the Iowa Riverfront Trail beneath the Interstate 480 Bridge on the western edge of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Larry Murillo
Missing Person:
Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada
Case # 09039818
Aka: Marlon Murillo
Age at Report: 25 YOA
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Date Missing: November 28, 2009
Larry Murillo, 25, was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department on November 30, 2009. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact Det. Brandon Danielson at the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-326-2508.
Missing Person:
Jeffrey Garnett
Case # 09-041480
Age at Report: 16
Date of Birth: August 13, 1993
Race: Caucasian
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Missing Since: December 15, 2009
Jeffrey Garnett, 16, was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 15, 2009. Jeffrey was a shelter care child living at Children’s Square USA in Council Bluffs. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact Det. Brandon Danielson at the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-326-2508.
Cecilio Garcia
Missing Person
Cecilio A. Garcia
Age at Report: 17
Weight: 160 lbs.
Height: 5’10″
Race: White
Incident Type: Juvenile
Missing from: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Missing Since: April 7, 2011
Cecilio Garcio was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on April 7, 2011. He was last seen at a job fair.
Missing Child
Joel T. Martinez
Age at Report: 7
DOB: July 6, 2004
Weight: 40 lbs.
Height: 3’5″
Race: White
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Sex: Male
Incident Type: Juvenile
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # 11-041486
Missing Since: September 27, 2011
Joel Martinez and his twin brother, Eric Martinez, were reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 27, 2011.
Missing Child
Eric Roger Martinez
Age at Report: 7
DOB: July 6, 2004
Weight: 55 lbs.
Height: 4’0″
Race: White
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Sex: Male
Incident Type: Juvenile
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case #11-041468
Missing Since: September 27, 2011
Eric Martinez and his twin brother, Joel Martinez, were reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 27, 2011.
Missing Person
Niko J. Lilly
Age at Report: 15
Weight: 170 lbs.
Height: 5’10″
Race: Hispanic/Native American
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Sex: Male
Incident Type: Juvenile
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Missing Since: November 4, 2011
Niko Lilly — a resident of Children’s Square USA in Council Bluffs, Iowa — was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department on November 4, 2011.
Missing Person
Francisco J. Briceno-Rios
Age at Report: 14
DOB: July 15, 1997
Height: 6’00″
Weight: 165 lbs.
Race: Hispanic
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Sex: Male
Missing From: Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # 12-009311
Missing Since: March 12, 2012
Fourteen-year-old Francisco Briceno-Rios was reported missing to the Council Bluffs Police Department in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 12, 2012.
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