Gregory Niel Dickey
Homicide
Interstate 80 eastbound on-ramp
Altoona, IA (Polk County)
Case # 7500248
February 18, 1975
Case summary by Jody Ewing
On February 18, 1975, Trooper Charles Black impounded a green 1966 Ford van bearing a 1973 Washington license plate L84590 that had been found on Interstate 80 at the eastbound "on" ramp at Altoona.
On April 7, 1975, upon being contacted by Gregory Dickey's father, who stated that the van belonged to his son, the vehicle was broken into to look for clues as to where Gregory might have been headed.
Upon inspecting the vehicle, the body of Gregory Dickey was found in the van's back seat under a blanket.
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Sources and References:
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Page last updated: December 1, 2009
