Never Another New Year’s Celebration

On December 31, 2015, in Anniversaries, The Families, by Jody Ewing

When Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities, published in 1859, he wasn’t thinking about the days leading up to Christmas, the short time between Christmas and New Year’s Day, or the beginning of yet another year without long awaited answers. Yet in the first few words of this remarkable novel, he seems to […]

Goose Lake

On December 19, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Goose Lake, Iowa       Homicide Judith I. Reed 38 YOA Goose Lake, IA Charlotte, IA Clinton County December 27, 1974 Judith Reed, 38, was engaged in an altercation outside the Welcome Inn tavern in Goose Lake, Iowa, on Thursday, December 26, 1974, at which time she was struck in the […]

Charlotte

On February 5, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Charlotte, Iowa         Homicide: Judith I. Reed 38 YOA Charlotte, IA Clinton County December 27, 1974 On December 27, 1974, 38-year-old Judith Reed died in her sleep at a friend’s home in Charlotte, Iowa. Her death was attributed to a head injury received during an altercation the night before […]

Judith Reed

On February 4, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Clinton County in Iowa   Goose Lake in Clinton County Judith I. Reed Homicide Judith I. Reed 38 YOA Crime Location: Goose Lake, IA Death Location: Charlotte, IA Clinton County December 27, 1974   Judith Reed, 38, was engaged in an altercation outside the Welcome Inn tavern in Goose Lake, Iowa, on Thursday, December 26, […]

Homicides – 1970s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1970 – 1979) BY ERA: Up through 1899 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000 – present | Missing Persons The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1970 – 1979, and are listed in chronological […]