Dallas County in Iowa
*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Dallas 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.
Myrtle Z. Cumpston: 1904 – 1969
Homicide:
Myrtle Zelda Cumpston
60 YOA
Case Number: 65-00401
Redfield, IA
Dallas County
March 9, 1965
At 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 1965, Myrtle Zelda Cumpston, 60, was found dead at C & K Aqualand, her co-owned tropical fish aquarium business in rural Dallas County near Redfield. She was shot in the back of the head and 50 dollars was missing from the cash box.
Effie Bell
Homicide:
Effie Corelis Bell
46 YOA
Case Number: 66-00666
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. Mrs. Bell had been missing since March 18, 1966.
Emma Lewis
Homicide
Emma Lewis
80 YOA
Case Number: 76-00804
Waukee, IA
Dallas County
September 14, 1976
Emma Louise Lewis was found beaten to death in her Waukee home on September 14, 1976.
If you have any information about any of these crimes, please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or e-mail dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
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