Boone County in Iowa
*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Boone County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.
Homicide
John Zauhar
49 YOA
4 miles west of Boone, IA
Boone County
August 24, 1947
The body of a murdered man was found November 9, 1947 along the railroad tracks four miles west of Boone. The victim was believed to be John Zauhar, who disappeared from Boone on August 24.
Effie Bell
Homicide:
Effie Corelis Bell
46 YOA
Case Number: 6600666
Went Missing: March 18, 1966
Madrid, Iowa (Boone County)
Body discovered at Madrid dump (Dallas County)
May 31, 1966
On Tuesday, May 31, 1966, the skeletal remains of Effie Bell, 46, were discovered at the city dump in Madrid, Iowa. Mrs. Bell had been missing since March 18, 1966.
Norma Maynard
Missing Person:
Norma M. Maynard
Age at Report: 61
Missing From: Boone, IA
Boone County
Missing Since: February 3, 1979
Norma Maynard was reported missing to the Boone Police Dept. in Boone, Iowa, on February 3, 1979. Few other details are available in her case.
Homicide
Arnold Sansgaard
59 YOA
Story City, IA
Jurisdiction: Boone County
Case # 8403531
July 15, 1984
On Sunday July 22, 1984, the body of Arnold Sansgaard was found in the living room of his farm home. An autopsy showed he died from two shallow stab wounds to the right side of his chest, probably about July 14 or 15.
Ronette Peterson
Homicide:
Ronette Lynn Peterson
22 YOA
From Madrid, IA
Boone County
Body found in Lakeland, FL
May 7, 1986
On May 7, 1986, an unidentified female’s body was found floating in a water filled pit off Highway 33, approximately three-fourths of a mile north of Combee Road in Lakeland, Florida. An investigation revealed the victim had suffered multiple blows to the head and body and then been put into the water and left to drown. The death was ruled a homicide. Nineteen years later, the “Jane Doe” was found to be Ronette Peterson of Madrid, Iowa.
Mark Snopek
Hit-and-run homicide
Mark Snopek
53 YOA
County Road R18 (also known as L Avenue)
Rural Boone
Boone County, IA
August 8, 2007
On August 8, 2007, at approximately 8:53 p.m., 53-year-old Mark Snopek of rural Boone was riding his bicycle on County Road R18 (also known as L Avenue) traveling northbound when he was struck from behind by a dark colored vehicle. From there, the vehicle fled the scene and continued northbound.
Recent Comments