Buchanan County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Buchanan County, IA

*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Buchanan 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
Patrolman Pitt McClellan Doxsie
34 YOA
Independence, IA
Buchanan County
October 26, 1897

On Tuesday, October 26, 1897, Patrolman Pitt McClellan Doxie, 34, was shot and killed in Independence, Iowa during a gunfight with two thieves.

Robert Bresson

Missing Person
Robert Bresson
Age at Report: 57
Missing From: Why, AZ, and Independence, IA (Buchanan County)
Investigating Agency: Independence Police Department
Missing Since: January 14, 1997

Robert Bresson was reported missing from Why, Arizona (Pima County) to the Independence, Iowa, Police Department on January 14, 1997.