Montour in Tama County

Tama County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Montour, IA

Homicide
Ma-Sha-Che
16 YOA
Montour, IA
Tama County
April 4, 1905

Ma-Sha-Che, the granddaughter of Chief Pushetonequa, was last seen alive the night of April 4, 1905, walking near Montour with two young Indian men. On April 14, her nude and battered body was found in a farm ravine.

Homicide
Winfield Scott Rouse
75 YOA
Indian Village Township
Montour, IA
Tama County
July 2, 1929

Winfield Scott Rouse, a 75-year-old recluse, was robbed and left tied up for three days in his shack near Montour. He died July 2, 1929 of his injuries.