Montrose in Lee County

Lee County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Montrose, Iowa

William Mullikin: 1864-1902

Homicide
William Mullikin
57 YOA
Montrose, IA
Lee County
February 25, 1902

William Mullikin, 57, was shot in the head by a bullet that came through a dining room window as he sat talking with his wife on the evening of February 25, 1902.

Homicide
Arthur L. Ransford
Case # 84-02367
Montrose, IA
Rural Route M (Lee County)
May 13, 1984

On May 13, 1984, Arthur L. Ransford’s body was found enclosed in a large yellow bag and buried under cement blocks in a wooded area overlooking the Mississippi River south of Montrose, Iowa. Arthur was last seen on November 22, 1983.