Cold Cases in Redfield, IA

Dallas County, Iowa

Redfield, Iowa

Homicide:
Myrtle Zelda Cumpston
60 YOA
Case Number: 6500401
Redfield, IA (Dallas County)
March 9, 1965

At 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 1965, Myrtle Zelda Cumpston, 60, was found dead at C & K Aqualand, Incorporated, her co-owned tropical fish aquarium business in rural Dallas County near Redfield, Iowa. She had been shot in the back of the head and 50 dollars was missing from the cash box.

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

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