Marshall County in Iowa
*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Marshall 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.
Earl, Mary and James Hardy
Triple Homicide
James Hardy, 61
Mary Hardy, 58
Earl Hardy, 29
Van Cleve, Iowa
Marshall County
June 5, 1910
On June 5, 1910, nearly the entire James Hardy family was viciously beaten to death in their home. Murdered were James Hardy 61, his wife Mary, 58, and their disabled son Earl, 29. While suspicion fell on the Hardy’s youngest son, Raymond, 19, he was never charged in their slayings.
Undetermined
Helen Mae Bown
62 YOA
Iowa River in Tama County
Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA
Marshall and Tama Counties
Found: October 31, 1973
Went Missing/DOD: October 7, 1973
Mrs. Helen Mae Bown — a 62-year-old widow who resided in Marshalltown, Iowa — went missing from her home on Sunday, October 7, 1973. Three weeks later on Wednesday afternoon, October 31, state agents discovered her body in the Iowa River in Tama County about seven miles east of Marshalltown and two miles northeast of Le Grand.
Peggy Cottrell
Missing Person:
Peggy Ann Cottrell
Age at Report: 66
Missing From: Marshalltown, IA (Marshall County)
Missing Since: May 26, 2001
Peggy Ann Cottrell resided at the Southridge Nursing Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A relative dropped her off at the facility at approximately 6:30 p.m. on May 26, 2001, and Cottrell was last seen running away from the home only minutes later. A fisherman discovered Cottrell’s purse along the banks of the Iowa River several weeks after she was reported missing. Her ID and cash were inside the handbag.
Ila Mae Clark
Homicide:
Ila Mae Clark
73 YOA
116 Iowa Ave. W.
Marshalltown, IA
August 28, 2001
A few days shy of her 74th birthday, Ila Mae Clark was found on the floor of her Marshalltown, Iowa home, lying in a pool of blood. The active senior had been brutally beaten to death.
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