Brandy Shepherd Suspicious — Undetermined Brandy Shepherd 29 YOA Henry County Farm Field Near 1200 block of Iowa Highway 78 Wayland, Iowa Went Missing: August 2, 2019 Body Found: Friday, August 9, 2019 Brandy Mae Shepherd-Margita, 29, of Anamosa, Iowa, was found dead in a Henry County farm field west of Wayland near Highway […]
Paul Allen Scheel Homicide Paul Allen Scheel 45 YOA 300 East Montgomery St., Apt. 3 Creston, IA Union County February 14, 2018 On Valentine’s Day 2018, Paul Allen Scheel, 45, was found dead in his Creston, Iowa, apartment. Officers with the Creston Police Department conducted a welfare check at 300 East Montgomery Street, Apartment […]
Ryan Fulkerson Homicide Ryan Fulkerson 26 YOA Decatur City Decatur County Body found unconscious in rural ditch: Sunday, May 11, 2014 Date of Death: Friday, May 16, 2014 Ryan Fulkerson, a 26-year-old father of twin girls, was severely beaten, shot in the head and then dumped in a rural Decatur County ditch and […]
Shirley Dene Carter Homicide –> Civil Trial –> Criminal Charges Filed –> Not Guilty Verdict Shirley Dene Carter 68 YOA 132 Perry Street Lacona, Iowa Marion County Investigating Agency: Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Agency Case Number: DCI 2015-033621 Date of Crime: June 19, 2015 Wrongful Death (Civil) Lawsuit Filed: Jan. 5, 2016 Civil Trial […]
Diane Burge Courbat Homicide Diane Burge Courbat 34 YOA Cedar River Exchange Park parking lot Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County Crime Date: Tuesday August 3, 1993 Date of Death: Friday, August 6, 1993 Information Provided by Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers Diane Courbat, 34, was shot in the head in the early morning hours […]
Ronette Lynn (Peterson) Burton Homicide Jane Doe gets name after 19 years Ronette Lynn (Peterson) Burton 22 YOA DOB: July 14, 1963 Went Missing from: Madrid, IA Boone County Body found: May 7, 1986 in Lakeland, Florida Identified as Ronette Peterson in January 2005 Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing Boone County in […]
Baby Jane Lincoln Homicide Baby Jane (Doe) Lincoln Case # 96-11840 Lisbon, Iowa (Linn County) Body Found 1 mile North in Cedar County (Investigating Agency) November 10, 1996 UPDATE: January 27, 2024 PARENTS IDENTIFIED FROM 1996 NEWBORN DEATH INVESTIGATION The Iowa Department of Public Safety announced on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, that recent advances in […]
Frequently Asked Questions When it comes to unsolved crimes, people typically have a lot of questions. On this page, we’ll answer some of the more frequently asked questions and add others as deemed necessary. In certain instances (where noted) the answers may apply specifically to Iowa law vs. criminal law in other states. Examples are provided […]
Dubuque County in Iowa Dubuque in Dubuque County Sherrie Lee Martin and Victoria Lynne Martin Double Homicide Sherrie Lee Martin, 8 YOA Victoria Lynne Martin, 4 YOA DCI Case # 65-00461 Dubuque, IA Dubuque County March 6, 1965 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Sisters Sherrie Lee Martin, 8, and Victoria Lynne Martin, […]
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