Cold Cases in Eddyville, IA

Homicide:
John Franklin, Sr., 35, and Michelle Franklin, 22
Eddyville, IA (Wapello County)
January 3, 1978

John Franklin, Sr., 35, a central Iowa factory worker, and his 22-year-old wife Michelle were shot to death in their Eddyville, Iowa, home on Tuesday, January 3, 1978, in what officials called a double homicide. Michelle's mother, Willa Mae Brower, discovered the bodies the following morning.

If you have information you think might help solve this, please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or e-mail dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.

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