The Cases – Homicides (1930 – 1939)

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The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1930 – 1939, and are listed in chronological order. Click on any hyperlink to view a victim’s case summary page and to access additional information and/or feature stories related to that case.

Evelyn Marie Lee
9 YOA
4-Mile Creek
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
May 10, 1930

Thomas Risk
55 YOA
Grocery Store
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
December 11, 1930

Louis Friedman
37 YOA
300 Pearl St.
Sioux City, IA
Woodbury County
December 13, 1930

J.H. Peck
46 YOA
Van Vechten Park
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
July 17, 1931

Ashley Downing
77 YOA
Farm home
Westgate, IA
Fayette County
January 4, 1933

Fred Hollingsworth
38 YOA
Lincoln Highway
4 miles E of Ames, IA
Story County
June 13, 1933

Nels P. Louvring
51 YOA
315 Water Street
Fayette, IA
Fayette County
July 29, 1933

Sherman Casper
36 YOA
Sioux City, IA
Woodbury County
April 20, 1935

Charles Englehart
70 YOA
700 blk of Main St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
September 23, 1935

Robert Lee Ruby
54 YOA
Bidwell Coal Mine
Polk Township
Wapello County
January 11, 1936

Charles Shamblen
50 YOA
West of Depot
Malvern, IA
Mills County
December 12, 1936

Floyd Alloway
36 YOA
1505 Vermont St.
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
December 18, 1937

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