The Cases – Homicides (1980 – 1989)

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The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1980 – 1989, 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.

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Jane Doe
River Area SE
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1980-20704
May 26, 1980

Helen Morrow
55 YOA
Eldon, IA
Wapello County
August 12, 1980

Donald Hebert
43 YOA
3115 SW McKinley
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1980-38313
September 8, 1980

Double Homicide
Rose Burkert, 22
Amana Holiday Inn
Iowa County
Case # 80-06274
September 12, 1980

Double Homicide
Roger Atkison, 32
Amana Holiday Inn
Iowa County
Case # 80-06274
September 12, 1980

Sandra Jo Pittman
17 YOA
Hwy 30 Rest Area
Clarence, IA
Cedar County
September 17, 1980

Pamela Hinrichs
19 YOA
Amvets Post 28
1317 S. 17th St.
Clinton, IA
Case # 81-00259
January 12, 1981

Angela M. Altman, 22
215 S. 7th Street
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Case # 81-00528
January 24, 1981

Mamie Sime
75 YOA
Rolfe, IA
Pocahontas County
Case # 81-01956
March 31, 1981

Amos Jellison
74 YOA
Blairstown, IA
Benton County
August 2, 1981

George R. Keller
61 YOA
Rural Route 34
Clarke County, IA
Case # 81-05701
September 28, 1981

George Leonard, 53
Inn Tavern
902 S. 14th Street
Clinton, IA
Case # 81-06936
November 28, 1981

Linda Mayfield
21 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Case # D82-0713
April 9, 1982

Lee Rotatori
32 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Case # F82-2558
June 25, 1982

John P. Adams, Jr.
23 YOA
Council Bluffs, IA
Case # G82-1088
July 11, 1982

Robert M. Clary
48 YOA
419 1/2 14th Avenue S.
Clinton, IA
Clinton County
Case # 82-05190
September 29, 1982

Lloyd J. Patrick
85 YOA
Rural Route
Mahaska County
Case # 82-05758
October 27, 1982

Marvin Brandland
69 YOA
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
Case # 82-05814
October 30, 1982

Clifford Lewis
53 YOA
600 blk N. Brady
Davenport, IA
Scott County
December 2, 1982

Francisco Nagera
Stadium Club
822 West 2nd St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
January 24, 1983

Melvin R. Adams
55 YOA
Cemetery Road
Near Cliffland Bridge
Wapello County
February 13, 1983

Double Homicide
Steven Fisher, 20
Copper Dollar Ranch
Newton, IA
Case # 83-01119
March 3, 1983

Double Homicide
Melisa Gregory, 17
Copper Dollar Ranch
Newton, IA
Case # 83-01119
March 3, 1983

Newborn Infant
Left on rural road
Outside Ames, IA
Story County
Case # 83-01277
March 13, 1983

Corinne Elaine Perry
17 YOA
Creston, IA
Union County
Case # 83-02161
April 17, 1983

Dennis Chaffee
33 YOA
914 28th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
July 17, 1983

Pennye Watson
18 YOA
1054 21st
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1983-32787
September 10, 1983

Terri McCauley
18 YOA
33rd & Pavonia St.
Sioux City, IA
September 27, 1983

Bambi Lynn Dick
17 YOA
Davenport, IA
September 28, 1983

Jeffrey Deaver
25 YOA
1132 E. Seneca Ave.
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1983-37472
October 17, 1983

Danny Baker
617 18th St. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
November 28, 1983

Ronald Lee Novak
24 YOA
Center Point, IA
Linn County
December 24, 1983

Timothy C. Earney
29 YOA
Albia, IA
Monroe County
Case # 84-00561
February 2, 1984

Unidentified WM
28-48 YOA
Brush on dirt trail
Des Moines, IA
February 28, 1984

Triple Homicide
Tina Marie Lade, 19
Rural Eldon, IA
Wapello County
Case # 84-01854
April 12, 1984

Triple Homicide
Justin Hook, Jr., 20
Drakesville, IA
Davis County
Case # 84-01854
April 13, 1984

Triple Homicide
Sarah Lee Link, 41
Rural Eldon, IA
Wapello County
Case # 84-01854
April 13, 1984

Arthur Ransford
36 YOA
Lee County
Case # 84-02367
Disappeared Nov. 22, 1983
Found May 13, 1984

Arnold Sansgaard
59 YOA
Rural Route
Boone County
Case # 84-03531
July 15, 1984

Donald Murphy
39 YOA
Knoxville, IA
Marion County
July 20, 1984

Charles Jaeger, 37
914 Second Ave. SE
Dyersville, IA
Dubuque County
Case # 84-04212
August 29, 1984

Warren Swanson
53 YOA
709 25th
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1984-37964
October 1, 1984

Double Homicide
John R. Green, 3 yrs
1512 Belle Avenue
Davenport, IA
Case # 1984-10311
November 24, 1984

Double Homicide
Mark E. Green, 18 mo
1512 Belle Avenue
Davenport, IA
Case # 1984-10311
November 24, 1984

Henry Juchems
81 YOA
Steamboat Rock, IA
Hardin County
Case # 85-03433
July 3, 1985

Lance DeWoody
22 YOA
Oakdale Campus
Coralville, IA
Case # 85-04249
August 13, 1985

John Shuey
26 YOA
1427 23rd Street
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1986-12024
March 24, 1986

UnIDd White Male
40-50 YOA
S. Lewis Blvd.
Sioux City, IA
Woodbury County
March 25, 1986

UnIDd White Male
33-36 YOA
Winneshiek County
Est DOD: April 1985
Body found:
March 31, 1986

Felicitas Terrill
74 YOA
Muscatine, IA
Muscatine County
Case # 86-01868
April 14, 1986

Kristine Mitchell
100 Forest
Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 1986-17433
April 27, 1986

Ronette Peterson
22 YOA
Disappeared from Madrid, IA
Found in Lakeland, FL
May 7, 1986

Bryan Pence
22 YOA
3725 Hubbell
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1986-22875
May 29, 1986

Morris Wright
52 YOA
1426 10th
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1986-41137
September 15, 1986

Bertha Mae Foy
18 YOA
Fort Dodge, IA
Webster County
August 9, 1987

Jamiedia Hines
21 YOA
1700 Oakland
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1987-37149
September 5, 1987

Mary Ann Green
59 YOA
Spring Creek Mobile Park
Oskaloosa, IA
Mahaska County
September 27, 1987

Kenny Joe Johnson
14 YOA
Maus Park, Dubuque
DCI Case # 87-05013
October 10, 1987

Michael Anderson
200 block of Warren
Davenport, IA
Scott County
November 30, 1987

Alfred W. Allen
74 YOA
200 blk of Warren
Davenport, IA
February 8, 1988

Tamara Lynn Lass
10 days old
Norwalk, IA
Warren County
March 1, 1988

Amber Marie Hayes
7-1/2 months old
603 Clay St.
Muscatine, IA
Case # 88-02703
June 9, 1988

UnIDd White Male
33-53 YOA
Correctionville
Woodbury County
Est DOD: 1971-73
August 30, 1988

Matthew Pusateri
26 YOA
800 blk 6th St. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linn County
November 12, 1988

Jeffery “Jo Jo” Zolliecoffer
23 YOA
Cedar River
Waterloo, IA
September 7, 1989

Brian Schappert
22 YOA
Kum & Go store
Cedar Rapids, IA
Case # 9208179
September 8, 1989

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