Clayton County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Clayton County, Iowa

Brian Dietrich

Homicide
Brian Dietrich
30 YOA
Garnavillo, IA (Clayton County)
Reported Missing October 30, 1993
Found dead on Indian Isle south of McGregor, IA
Memorial Day, May 30, 1994

On October 30, 1993, Brian Dietrich of rural Garnavillo, IA — the son of [then] Clayton County Sheriff Verdean Dietrich — made a trip across the Mississippi River to Prairie du Chien, Wis., to hang out at the Schooner Bar with his girlfriend and her brothers. At some point during the evening, one of the brothers struck Dietrich after a scuffle. The 30-year-old Dietrich headed home, walking toward the bridge connecting Prairie du Chien with Clayton County, Iowa, but never made it. On Memorial Day weekend, 1994, a seasonal cabin dweller on the Mississippi River’s Indian Isle discovered Dietrich’s body washed up on the shore, still fully clothed and lying face down in the sand.

Lee Allan Rolfe

Missing Person
Lee Allan Rolfe
Age at Report: 48 YOA
Birth date: March 4, 1960
Missing From: Garber, IA
Clayton County
IA Sex Offender Registrant #: 40822445
Missing Since: April 13, 2008

Lee Allan Rolfe, a 48-year-old registered sex offender, disappeared from his rural Garber, Iowa home on April 13, 2008.