Webster County in Iowa
Fort Dodge in Webster County
Homicide
William Freimuth
71 YOA
Case # 6100355
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Webster County
February 16, 1962
William Freimuth, a 71-year-old Fort Dodge service station attendant, was shot in the back of the head shortly after 8 p.m. on February 16, 1962, by a gunman who took $140 from the cash register.
Angela Marie Altman
Homicide
Angela Marie Altman
22 YOA
215 S. 7th Street
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Case # 8100528
January 24, 1981
On January 24, 1981, 22-year-old Angela Marie Altman bled to death from stab wounds in her Fort Dodge residence. A juvenile was charged in the death but was never prosecuted.
Marvin Brandland
Homicide
Marvin C. Brandland
69 YOA
Ninth Ave. South
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Case # 8205814
October 30, 1982
On October 30, 1982, Marvin Brandland, 69, was confronted at his Fort Dodge, Iowa, home by a masked “trick-or-treater” brandishing a gun who said “Trick or treat. Give me your money or I’ll shoot.” Believing it was a Halloween prank, Brandland reached for the gun and was shot by the masked man.
Sandra Vanderhoef
Missing Person
Sandra S. Vanderhoef
Age at Report: 42
Missing From Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Missing Since: September 22, 1986
Sandra Vanderhoef was reported missing to the Webster County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on September 22, 1986.
Bertha Mae Foy: 1969-1987
Homicide
Bertha Mae Foy
18 YOA
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
August 9, 1987
Bertha Mae Foy was killed in Fort Dodge on August 9, 1987. Two men were questioned in her murder, but neither were ever charged.
Lisa McCuddin
Homicide
Lisa Ann McCuddin
23 YOA
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
October 2, 2004
On October 2, 2004, Lisa Ann McCuddin was shot and killed while riding as a passenger in a vehicle on its way to a Fort Dodge, Iowa, motel. Officials initially were called to Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge where a man had gone after reporting being shot at the Holiday Inn. But when police got to the Holiday Inn to investigate the shooting, a car pulled into the parking lot driven by a man who said he and a female passenger had just been shot while driving to the hotel.
Gregory Howell
Missing Person
Gregory J. Howell
Age at Report: 44
Missing From: Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Missing Since: January 1, 2005
Gregory Howell was reported missing to Fort Dodge Police on New Year’s Day 2005.
Roberto Guerra
Missing Person
Roberto J. Guerra
Age at Report: 44
Missing From: Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Missing Since: October 16, 2007
Roberto J. Guerra was reported missing to the Fort Dodge Police on October 16, 2007.
Brandyn Preston
Homicide
Brandyn Preston
19 YOA
1101 10th Ave.
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Date of Crime: May 8, 2011
Date of Death: January 22, 2012
On Sunday, May 8, 2011 — Mother’s Day — Brandyn Preston of Fort Dodge was shot in the neck while attending a bonfire party in the back yard at 1101 10th Ave. SW in Fort Dodge. He died on January 22, 2012, in Florida where his mother was caring for him.
If you have any information about any of these cases, please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or e-mail dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
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