Marlon Barber

On October 9, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Marlon Terrell Barber, Jr. Homicide Marlon Terrell Barber, Jr. 15 YOA 2000 block of Jackson St. Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque County October 20, 2012   On Oct. 20, 2012, Marlon Barber, Jr., a 15-year-old Dubuque teen, was shot in the chest and stomach as he and his friends walked away from a party. He died soon […]

Kenny Joe Johnson

On January 22, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Kenny Joe Johnson Homicide Kenny Joe Johnson 14 YOA Maus Park, Dubuque, IA Dubuque County (Home Residence: New Liberty, IA) Investigating Agency: Dubuque Police Department Case No. 87-21572 DCI Case No. 8705013 October 10, 1987   The following case summary has been compiled using information provided by the Dubuque Police Department and from the Dubuque […]

Dubuque

On November 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Dubuque, Iowa         Homicide Francis J. Rafferty 58 YOA Dubuque, IA (Dubuque County) Case # 64-00326 February 8, 1964 Shortly after midnight on Saturday, February 8, 1964, Gretta Rafferty returned home from work and found the body of her brother, Francis John Rafferty, 58, in the apartment they shared in Dubuque, […]

Dubuque County

On November 13, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Dubuque County, IA * Please Note: The cases listed below are within Dubuque County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.   Homicide Francis J. Rafferty 58 YOA Dubuque, IA (Dubuque County) Case # 64-00326 […]

Homicides – 1980s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1980 – 1989) 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 1980 – 1989, and are listed in chronological […]

Iowa’s Murdered Children, No Voice, No Choice

On June 9, 2010, in Anniversaries, The Families, by Jody Ewing

Today marks 22 years since 7-1/2-month-old Amber Marie Hayes of Muscatine, Iowa, was decapitated, dismembered, and her remains strewn in a remote area near Lake Odessa. Two boys riding all-terrain vehicles discovered the infant’s body, her pink diaper bag and blanket four days later. The lake area, just south of Muscatine, is located about one-half […]