Kent in Union County

Union County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Kent, Iowa

Ricky Morehouse, III

Homicide:
Ricky Neal Morehouse, III
2 YOA
165 Cherry Street
Kent, IA (Union County)
March 3, 2001

On Saturday, March 3, 2001, 2-year-old Ricky Neal Morehouse, III, was burned to death in the bathroom of his mother’s home at 155 Cherry Street in Kent, Iowa. His twin brother, Reggy, was not injured and did not smell like smoke. The boys’ mother, Rachel Page, suffered only burned fingertips and had singed hair.

If you have any information about this case please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Cold Case Unit at (515) 725-6010, or send e-mail to: coldcaseunit@dps.state.ia.us.