Marshalltown in Marshall County

Marshall County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Marshalltown, Iowa

Homicide
Charles E. Matthews, 32
John E. Wilson, 30
2 miles west of Marshalltown, IA
Marshall County
August 21, 1899

Chicago Great Western Railway brakemen Charles Matthews and John Wilson were murdered while throwing tramps off a freight train on the night of August 21, 1899.

Homicide
Maude Stubbs Callies Lambert
22 YOA
Marshalltown, IA
Marshall County
June 28, 1902

Maude Lambert, 22, of Marshalltown was found dead on Saturday, June 28, 1902. State Chemist of Iowa Floyd Davis examined her stomach contents and said there were “unmistakable evidences of poisoning.”

Michael Featherstone: 1821-1924

Homicide
Michael Featherstone
83 YOA
Marshalltown, IA
Marshall County
November 7, 1924

Civil War veteran Michael Featherstone, 83, was bludgeoned to death and dumped four miles north of Marshalltown. The body was found November 7, 1924.

Undetermined
Helen Mae Bown
62 YOA
Iowa River in Tama County
Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA
Marshall and Tama Counties
Found: October 31, 1973
Went Missing/DOD: October 7, 1973

Mrs. Helen Mae Bown — a 62-year-old widow who resided in Marshalltown, Iowa — went missing from her home on Sunday, October 7, 1973. Three weeks later on Wednesday afternoon, October 31, state agents discovered her body in the Iowa River in Tama County about seven miles east of Marshalltown and two miles northeast of Le Grand.

Peggy Cottrell

Missing Person:
Peggy Ann Cottrell
Age at Report: 66
Missing From: Marshalltown, IA (Marshall County)
Missing Since: May 26, 2001

Peggy Ann Cottrell resided at the Southridge Nursing Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A relative dropped her off at the facility at approximately 6:30 p.m. on May 26, 2001, and Cottrell was last seen running away from the home only minutes later. A fisherman discovered Cottrell’s purse along the banks of the Iowa River several weeks after she was reported missing. Her ID and cash were inside the handbag.

Ila Mae Clark

Homicide:
Ila Mae Clark
73 YOA
116 Iowa Ave. W.
Marshalltown, IA
August 28, 2001

A few days shy of her 74th birthday, Ila Mae Clark was found on the floor of her Marshalltown, Iowa home, lying in a pool of blood. The active senior had been brutally beaten to death.