The Cases – Homicides (1970 – 1979)

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The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1970 – 1979, and are listed in chronological order. If you know of a case not listed here or have information you’d like included with an existing page, please contact us with relevant details and we’ll respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.

Charles Gearhart
89 YOA
422 First St. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA
Lynn County
May 13, 1970

Paula Oberbroeckling
18 YOA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Lynn County
July 11, 1970

Mary Bernice Lange
37 YOA
Burlington, IA
Des Moines County
Case # 70-01291
December 17, 1970

Judith Haeker
18 YOA
202 E. 15th St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case # 1971-10031
March 6, 1971

Kenneth M. Bouzard
53 YOA
Dubuque, IA
Dubuque County
Case # 71-00481
April 23, 1971

Valerie Peterson
8 YOA
Hit and Run
Manson, IA
Calhoun County
May 6, 1971

Valerie Klossowsky
14 YOA
Bremer County
Case # 7100549
June 13, 1971

Ross R. McConnell
47 YOA
1604 Tichenor
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1971-29236
June 26, 1971

Maureen (Brubaker) Farley
17 YOA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
September 21, 1971

Karen Streed
21 YOA
Amana, IA
Iowa County
Case # 71-00703
October 24, 1971

Unidentified White Male
33-53 YOA
Correctionville, IA
Woodbury County
Died: 1971-73
Found: 1988

Edwin H. Jacobs
55 YOA
Ike’s Peak
Clinton, IA
Clinton County
January 2, 1972

Shawna Johnson
1336 18th Street
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
January 4, 1972

Edward A. Schmidt
85 YOA
Oskaloosa, IA
Mahaska County
February 16, 1972

Don Jeys, Sr.
64 YOA
700 blk West 5th St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
February 18, 1972

Tommy Morris
68 YOA
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1972-15347
March 9, 1972

Lynn Schuller
26 YOA
3100 30th St. Dr. SE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
August 6, 1972

Carl A. Brunen
81 YOA
Ryan, IA
Delaware County
Case # 72-00427
November 8, 1972

Roy Madison
69 YOA
223 Raccoon
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1972-87405
December 18, 1972

David Morris
68 YOA
Morris Foods
2550 Maury Street
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1973-12106
February 22, 1973

Sarah Ann Ottens
20 YOA
Univ. of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Case # 73-00179
March 13, 1973

Janet LaFratte
35 YOA
Norwalk, IA
Warren County
Case # 73-00272
June 20, 1973

Judith Pleas
17 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Case # MP-73-226
August 10, 1973

Ernest H. Lilly, Sr.
50 YOA
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1973-46114
December 19, 1973

Helen Mae Bown
62 YOA
Found in Iowa River
Tama County
Found Oct. 31, 1973
DOD: October 7, 1973

Alexander Sauceda
23 YOA
Duck Creek Plaza
Bettendorf, IA
Scott County
October 11, 1973

Mary K. Senne
21 YOA
4119 E. University
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1973-51704
October 22, 1973

Doris Elaine Konecne
38 YOA
Creston, IA
Union County
October 27, 1973

Louis Dale Reed, Sr.
53 YOA
Clinton, IA
Clinton County
February 14, 1974

Mary Jayne Jones
17 YOA
Blakesburg, IA
Wapello County
Case # 74-00243
April 9, 1974

Dennis Clougherty
23 YOA
U.S. Highway 20
Cedar Falls, IA
Black Hawk County
Case # 74-00418
August 12, 1974

Douglas A. Nielsen
17 YOA
Humboldt, IA
Webster County
Case # 74-00512
October 18, 1974

Ewald E. Bandixen
70 YOA
Folletts, IA
Clinton County
Case # 74-00523
October 28, 1974

Floyd W. Alborn
76 YOA
Panora, IA
Guthrie County
Case # 74-00550
November 8, 1974

Cecil DuBois
71 YOA
1322 23rd St.
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1974-42891
November 15, 1974

Melvin Price
26 YOA
Iowa Highway 42
Riverton, IA
Fremont County
November 17, 1974

Triple Homicide
Jesse Hanni
26 YOA
117 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, IA
Woodbury County
December 2, 1974

Triple Homicide
Billy Isom II
27 YOA
117 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, IA
Woodbury County
December 2, 1974

Triple Homicide
Freta Bostic Isom
24 YOA
117 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, IA
December 2, 1974

John Rude
51 YOA
2500 Blk of Madison
Davenport, IA
Scott County
December 11, 1974

Judith Reed
38 YOA
Charlotte, IA
Clinton County
December 27, 1974

Jackie Shireman
21 YOA
Marino’s Meal on a Bun
Dubuque, IA
Dubuque County
January 4, 1975

Terry Vanden Hull
20 YOA
2 1/2 miles SE
Maxwell, IA
Story County
February 23, 1975

Gregory N. Dickey
23 YOA
Interstate 80
Altoona, IA
Case # 75-00248
February 18, 1975

Hulda Emma Fischer
84 YOA
Maquoketa, IA
Jackson County
Case # 75-00175
February 25, 1975

Unidentified Black Female
12 – 23 YOA
10 weeks pregnant
Clinton County river
April 11, 1975

Connie Craft
20 YOA
Albion Gravel Pit
Cresco, IA
Howard County
June 30, 1975

Diane M. Schofield
21 YOA
2000 Blk. Porter
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1975-24048
July 10, 1975

Geralyn Jean Kean
17 YOA
446 SE Hart
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1975-26584
July 29, 1975

Billy Lee Clark
43 YOA
Ottumwa, IA
Wapello County
August 1, 1975

Charles Hines
46 YOA
11 S. Delaware Ave.
Mason City, IA
Cerro Gordo County
August 2, 1975

James Bailey, Jr.
32 YOA
Colfax, IA
Jasper County
Case # 75-00503
August 14, 1975

Double Homicide
Karen Christensen
27 YOA
Coralville, IA
Johnson County
August 26, 1975

Double Homicide
Larry Wells
25 YOA
Coralville, IA
Johnson County
August 26, 1975

Tommy McConkey
38 YOA
2929 E. University
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1975-30748
August 27, 1975

Greg Nepstad
1128 6th
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1975-34651
September 27, 1975

Julie Benning
18 YOA
Waverly, IA
Found in Butler County
Case # 76-00382
November 28, 1975

Michael Edward Carr
19 YOA
Highway 9
Estherville, IA
Emmet County
December 26, 1975

Marie “Lisa” Peak
20 YOA
One quarter mile north of Waverly, IA
Bremer County
September 7, 1976

Emma S. Lewis
80 YOA
Waukee, IA
Dallas County
Case # 76-00804
September 14, 1976

Double Homicide
Debbie Laubenthal
18 YOA
Roadway B-19 ditch
Palo Alto County
October 23, 1976

Double Homicide
Raymond Henkins
30 YOA
Roadway B-19 ditch
Palo Alto County
October 23, 1976

John Robert Hill
51 YOA
Ottumwa, IA
Wapello County
Case # 76-00925
November 22, 1976

James C. Huff, Jr.
26 YOA
Vinton, IA
Benton County
Case # 77-00102
January 1, 1977

Kathleen Holliday
37 YOA
From Grimes, IA
Saylorville Reservoir
Polk County
March 12, 1977

Elgin Hobert Strait
80 YOA (dated photo)
Mason City, IA
Cerro Gordo County
Case # 77-00254
March 18, 1977

Charles Plucar
74 YOA
Luzerne, IA
Benton County
Case # 77-00373
June 22, 1977

Dennis Stastny
30 YOA
222 10th St. NW
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
August 9, 1977

Frank Goff
36 YOA
612 SE Jackson
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1977-35047
September 23, 1977

Lisa Elaine Miller
15 YOA
Sullivan Slough
Burlington, IA
Des Moines County
October 3, 1977

Double Homicide
John Franklin, Sr.
35 YOA
Eddyville, IA
Mahaska County
January 3, 1978

Double Homicide
Michelle Franklin
22 YOA
Eddyville, IA
Mahaska County
January 3, 1978

Edward L. Hickson
32 YOA
1500 blk of S. 6th St.
Council Bluffs, IA
Case # B78-1173
February 15, 1978

Steven Gardner
27 YOA
1037 23rd
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1978-11923
April 8, 1978

John Albert Rose
35 YOA
Vinton, IA
Benton County
Case # 78-02418
April 21, 1978

James A. Harsch
31 YOA
Burlington, IA
Des Moines County
Case # 78-03075
May 13, 1978

Anna T. Miller
57 YOA
3531 54th St.
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1978-25150
July 8, 1978

Francis F. Jordon, Sr.
42 YOA
Cliffland Park river bank near Ottumwa
Wapello County, IA
July 12, 1978

Clara Schiele
90 YOA
1423 Main St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
August 3, 1978

Camille Louise Njus
20 YOA
Polk County
Case # 78-06827
Approx. Date of Death:
August 4, 1978

Glenn W. Turner
59 YOA
2222 Hubbell Ave.
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1978-29909
August 9, 1978

Robert Stine
22 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case # 78-60291
September 18, 1978

Roger Joynt
26 YOA
Mason City, IA
Cerro Gordo County
Case # 78-06397
September 29, 1978

Wilma June Nissen
23 YOA
Highway 182
Lyon County, Iowa
Case # 78-06487
October 4, 1978

Johnie Clinton
68 YOA
1525 Walker Street
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1978-41681
October 27, 1978 (found)

Martha Kistenmacher
74 YOA
1300 blk Main St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
November 2, 1978

Gene W. Williamson
23 YOA
1311 21st Street
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1979-5278
February 9, 1979

Roger Warren
12 YOA
Mississippi River
Davenport, IA
Scott County
August 19, 1979

William Thomas
70 YOA
1213 Jefferson
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1979-35742
September 9, 1979

Carol Ann Donnelly
18 YOA
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case #: 80-02405
November 16, 1979

Michelle Martinko
18 YOA
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
Case # 85-06117
December 19, 1979

Double Homicide
Gary Lee Harker
30 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
December 25, 1979

Double Homicide
Cody James
30 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
December 25, 1979

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