Map of Iowa showing Clinton County
Clinton County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Clinton County, IA


*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Clinton 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.

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Homicide:
Louis Dale Reed, Sr.
53 YOA
Clinton, IA (Clinton County)
February 14, 1974

On Thursday, Valentine's Day 1974, Louis Dale Reed, Sr., was killed by a 410 shotgun blast to the chest inside a building at the salvage yard he operated on Clinton's south side. He also had a shotgun wound to his left arm.

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Homicide:
Ewalt Emil Bandixen
70 YOA
Case # 7400523
Folletts, Iowa (Clinton County)
October 28, 1974

On October 28, 1974, at 11:30 a.m., Ewalt Bandixen was found dead at his service station from gunshot wounds.

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Unidentified Body:
Description:
Black female, 12 - 23 years of age, 5'2" to 5'4", 100 to 120 lbs., average build, black hair.
Details:
Body found 04/11/75, in river in Clinton County. Victim was approximately 10 weeks pregnant.
Clothing:
None
Jewelry:
None
Cause of Death:
Gunshot Wound. Death occurred sometime in early 1975.
Agency:
Clinton County Sheriff's Office 319-242-9311

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Homicide:
Pam Hinrichs
Case # 8100259
19 YOA
Clinton, IA (Clinton County)
January 12, 1981

Pam Hinrichs, 19, was shot during an apparent robbery of the AMVETS Post No. 28 at 1317 S. 17th St. in Clinton, Iowa, either late evening on January 12, 1981, or early morning Jan. 13. According to reports at the time of the incident, the cash register and a nearby safe were cleaned out. There were no substantial leads, suspects or witnesses.

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Homicide:
Robert M. Clary
Case # 8205190
Clinton, Iowa (Clinton County)
September 29, 1982

On September 29, 1982, Robert Clary was found dead on the floor of his trailer with a gunshot wound to the chest.

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Homicide:
George Leonard
Case # 8106936
Clinton, Iowa (Clinton County)
November 28, 1982

George Leonard was shot while working at his job at the Inn Tavern in Clinton, Iowa, the morning of November 28, 1982.

Josh Yoder

Hit-and-Run Homicide:
Josh Yoder
4 YOA
500 Block of South 9th Street
Clinton, IA
May 3, 2005

The Clinton Police Department is renewing its appeal for information on the hit-and-run death of Josh Yoder. Josh Yoder, age 4 was killed on May 3, 2005, when a hit and run driver struck him in the 500 block of South 9th Street in Clinton, Iowa. The Clinton Police Department is seeking information leading to the identification of the driver, or the offending vehicle, involved in the incident.

Alysia Marburger

Homicide:
Alysia Kay Marburger
27 YOA
Camanche, IA (Clinton County)
October 10, 2008

Alysia Kay Marburger was reported missing to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office on October 10, 2008. Her body was discovered near the access road to Rock Creek Cabins in Camanche, Iowa (Clinton County) on Oct. 24, 2008.

Benjamin Roseland

Missing Person:
Benjamin M. Roseland
Age at Report: 19
DOB: November 24, 1988
Weight: 175 lbs.
Height: 5' 11"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Missing From: Clinton, IA (Clinton County)
Missing Since: February 9, 2008

Around 10:30 p.m. on February 9, 2008, Ben Roseland left a friend's house in the 400 block of 10th Avenue South, Clinton, Iowa, to walk a few blocks to a Hy-Vee grocery store located in the 900 block of South 4th Street. He never made it to the store.


If you have any information about any of these cases, please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or e-mail dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.


Page last updated: June 3, 2010