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The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1940 – 1949, and are listed in chronological order. Click on any hyperlink to view a victim’s case summary page and to access additional information and/or feature stories related to that case.
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Margaret B. Treese
“The Tattoo Murder Case”
34 YOA
Credit Island Park
Davenport, IA
Scott County
September 30, 1947
On Tuesday morning, September 30, 1947, two men on their way to work at Credit Island Park in southwest Davenport discovered a woman’s body near the park’s main entrance. The victim was later identified as 34-year-old Margaret B. Treese of Davenport.
Davenport park employees Howard Whitlock and Orville Crow found Treese’s nude and badly mutilated body at 7:48 a.m. She lay face up with pieces of her clothing scattered about the scene. A battered photo of a young child lay near her body.
According to the coroner’s report, Treese suffered 15 stab wounds to the chest and her body was run over repeatedly by a car or some vehicle. Numerous tattoos on Treese’s body led to her case being dubbed “The Tattoo Murder Case.”
Over the years, police questioned dozens of individuals in the slaying, and though more than a dozen people confessed to her murder, none of the confessions was considered valid.
Officials traced Treese’s whereabouts on the night of her death to several skid row taverns. According to an article published October 13, 1958 in the Estherville Daily News, Treese had been drinking heavily that night and was known to frequent a Davenport neighborhood called “skid row.”
Treese was last seen around 12:30 a.m. drinking with three men in one of the row’s taverns. One witness told police he saw her get into a car with the three men, none of whom he could identify.
If you have any information about Margaret Treese’s unsolved Murder, please contact the Davenport Police Department at 563-326-7979 or Iowa Cold Cases via our Contact form.
Scott County in Iowa
Homicide
Margaret Treese
“The Tattooed Lady”
34 YOA
Credit Island, Davenport
Scott County
September 30, 1947
On Tuesday morning, September 30, 1947, two men on their way to work at Credit Island Park in southwest Davenport discovered the body of 34-year-old Margaret Treese. Treese lay in tall grass 30 feet off the entrance road to the park and had been beaten, stabbed 19 times and run over repeatedly by a car.
Scott County in Iowa
*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Scott 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
Charles Englehart
70 YOA
700 block of Main Street
Davenport, IA
Scott County
September 23, 1935
Charles Englehart was struck in the head with a blunt object by an unknown assailant on Sunday evening, September 23, 1935, as the 70-year-old got out of his parked vehicle in a Davenport alley.
Homicide
Margaret Treese
“The Tattooed Lady”
34 YOA
Credit Island
Davenport, IA
Scott County
September 30, 1947
On Tuesday morning, September 30, 1947, two men on their way to work at Credit Island Park in southwest Davenport discovered the body of 34-year-old Margaret Treese. She lay in tall grass 30 feet off the entrance road to the park and had been beaten, stabbed 19 times, and run over repeatedly with a car.
Lucille Bacher
Homicide
Lucille Bacher
43 YOA
Lincoln Avenue Pharmacy
Davenport, IA
Scott County
November 29, 1955
On Tuesday, November 29, 1955, Lucille Bacher and her husband Henry were attacked inside the Lincoln Avenue Pharmacy they owned and operated in Davenport. Lucille, 43, was struck with a hammer or hatchet and her throat was slashed.
Clarence “Ray” Case
Homicide
Clarence Raymond “Ray” Case
62 YOA
Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn
1646 W. Locust Avenue
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case # 1961-00273
February 16, 1961
Clarence “Ray” Case was found bludgeoned to death inside Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn at 1646 W. Locust Avenue in Davenport on February 16, 1961.
Homicide
Massie Pittman
36 YOA
621 N. Harrison
Davenport, IA
Scott County
February 17, 1969
Mrs. Massie Pittman, a Davenport tavern owner, was found slain in her Davenport home at 621 N. Harrison on February 17, 1969. Pittman was found in her bed with puncture wounds to her face, stomach and neck.
Homicide
Judith Haeker
18 YOA
202 East 15th St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case No: 1971-10031
March 6, 1971
Judith Anne Haeker, an 18-year-old Palmer College student, was found dead in her Davenport, Iowa, home on Sunday, March 7, 1971. Scott County Medical Examiner Dr. Ronald Perkins determined the teen had been hit in the head with a blunt object and then strangled with enough force to break a small bone in her throat.
Don Jeys, Sr.: 1907-1972
Homicide
Don Jeys
64 YOA
700 block of West 5th Street
Davenport, IA
Scott County
February 18, 1972
Late on Friday, February 18, 1972, Don Jeys was shot once in the head at close range with a .32 or .38 caliber handgun while at home in his Davenport apartment.
Homicide
Alexander Torres Sauceda
23 YOA
Duck Creek Plaza parking lot
852 Middle Road
Bettendorf, IA
Scott County
October 11, 1973
Early morning on Oct. 12, 1973, police found the body of 23-year-old Alexander Torres Sauceda slumped in the front seat of his car in the Duck Creek Plaza parking lot in Bettendorf. He had been shot in the head. There were four spent .22 caliber cartridges next to his body.
Homicide
John Gail Rude
51 YOA
2500 block of Madison
Davenport, IA
Scott County
December 11, 1974
On Saturday, December 14, 1974, Dorothy Rude returned to her Davenport home from an out-of-town trip and discovered her husband, John Gail Rude, dead in the basement. Rude had been shot with a small caliber weapon.
Homicide
Clara Schiele
90 YOA
1423 Main Street
Davenport, IA
Scott County
August 3, 1978
At 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, 1978, 90-year-old Clara E. Schiele was mugged and pushed down while climbing the front steps to her Davenport home. She struck her head on the concrete steps and later died of a skull fracture and internal injuries.
Homicide
Martha Kistenmacher
1300 block of Main Street
Davenport, IA
Scott County
November 2, 1978
Martha Kistenmacher was found dead in the 1300 block of Main Street in Davenport.
Roger Warren
Homicide
Roger Warren
12 YOA
Mississippi River near Crescent Bridge
Davenport, IA
Scott County
August 19, 1979
Twelve-year-old Roger Warren’s body was found in the Mississippi River near the Crescent Bridge in Davenport. He had been strangled.
Double Homicide
Cody James, 30 YOA
Gary Lee Harker, 30 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
April 24, 1980
Cody Jones and Gary Harker disappeared on Christmas 1979. Four months later their bodies were found under debris in the bed of James’ pickup truck purchased at a Davenport Police auto auction.
Dale Strassburger
Missing Person:
Dale W. Strassburger
Age at Report: 37
Missing From: Le Claire, IA
Scott County
Date Reported Missing: August 6, 1982
Dale Strassburger was reported missing to the Le Claire Police Department on August 6, 1982. Strassburger was last seen on his way home from work in Le Claire at 12:15 a.m. on August 6, 1982. He never arrived home and has never been heard from again.
Kimberly Doss
Missing Person:
Kimberly S. Doss
Age at Report: 16 YOA
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: September 1, 1982
Kimberly Doss was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department on September 1, 1982.
Homicide
Clifford Lewis
600 block of North Brady Street
Davenport, IA
Scott County
December 2, 1982
Clifford Lewis was found dead in the 600 block of North Brady Street in Davenport.
Homicide
Francisco Nagera
Outside the Stadium Club
822 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case #: 1983-21175
January 24, 1983
Francisco Nagera was shot outside the Stadium Club in Davenport on Monday, January 24, 1983. Nagera and his brother left the bar and quickly became involved in a struggle as two men tried to rob them. An undercover officer who witnessed the event got involved and Nagera was shot in the abdomen.
Bambi Lynn Dick
Homicide
Bambi Lynn Dick
17 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
September 29, 1983 (disappeared)
Potter County, Texas
October 8, 1983 (Jane Doe found)
University of North Texas
March 26, 2009 (DNA match made)
Bambi Lynn Dick disappeared on September 29, 1983 after attending a Quiet Riot and Axe concert at Davenport’s Col Auditorium. On March 26, 2009, her remains were identified through a DNA match to a Jane Doe discovered in Amarillo, Texas, on October 8, 1983.
Double Homicide
John R. Green, 3 YOA,
and Mark E. Green, 18 mos.
1512 Belle Avenue
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case #: 1984-10311
November 24, 1984
On Saturday, November 24, 1984 at about 12:30 p.m., an explosion occurred downstairs in the Davenport home where John Green, 3, and his 18-month-old brother Mark lived. A police officer was overcome by smoke while trying to rescue the boys. John Green died at the scene, and Mark died the following day.
Homicide
Michael Anderson
200 block of Warren
Davenport, IA
Scott County
November 30, 1987
Michael Anderson’s body was found in the 200 block of Warren in Davenport.
Homicide
Alfred Allen
200 block of Warren
Davenport, IA
Scott County
February 8, 1988
Alfred Allen was found dead in the 200 block of Warren in Davenport.
Missing Person
Ricardo Jerome Pimentel
Age At Report: 39
DOB: Oct. 19, 1950
Weight: 160 lbs.
Height: 5’10″
Race: White
Sex: Male
Incident Type: Endangered / physical
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: December 19, 1989
Ricardo Pimentel was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department in Davenport, Iowa, on December 19, 1989.
Sidney Johnston
Missing Person, Presumed Deceased
Sidney Edward Johnston
Age at Report: 47
DOB: December 11, 1942
Incident Type: Involuntary disappearance
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: January 22, 1990
Sidney Johnston disappeared from Davenport after an altercation at his home with a young man and woman.
Homicide
KeyOntrae Miles
2 months old
318 Western Ave.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
January 22, 1994
KeyOntrae Miles died at his Davenport home on January 22, 1994 — the day he turned two months old.
Homicide
Sandra Dee Kinney
33 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
July 20, 1996
On Saturday, July 20, 1996, Sandra Dee “Sandy” Kinney was strangled in Davenport, Iowa, and thrown into the Mississippi River.
Raymond March Jr.
Homicide
Raymond L. March Jr.
23 YOA
1200 block of North Harrison
Davenport, IA
Scott County
June 20, 1998
Raymond L. “Little Raymond” March Jr., 23, was shot and killed outside Wilma’s Club in Davenport at 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 1998.
Yvonne Nicholson
Homicide
Yvonne “Bonnie” Nicholson
32 YOA
South Concord St.
Davenport, IA
Scott County
November 12, 2001
On Wednesday, November 12, 2001, at approximately 9:30 a.m., two construction workers driving along a slough on South Concord Street in Davenport discovered the body of 32-year-old Yvonne Nicholson of Rock Island, Illinois. Her body — clothed in a sweatshirt, shorts and socks — lay partially submerged in Mississippi River backwater near Credit Island about 75 feet from the road.
Homicide:
Lewis Glenn
29 YOA
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case # 2002-31717
August 5, 2002
On August 5, 2002, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Lewis Glenn was shot and killed while in the parking lot of Zion Lutheran Church at 8th and Taylor in Davenport.
Louie Gutierrez
Homicide:
Jorge “Louie” Gutierrez
47 YOA
3400 block of South Concord
Davenport, IA
Scott County
October 19, 2004
Jorge “Louie” Gutierrez was found wrapped in a sleeping bag in the bed of his maroon 1983 Chevrolet pick-up truck in the early afternoon of October 19, 2004. Gutierrez died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Christy “Chris” Connor
Homicide:
Christy Joseph Connor
19 YOA
200 block of East Central Park
Davenport, IA
Scott County
Case #: 2005-24862
July 24, 2005
Chris Connor’s body was found in the trunk of an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme in the 200 block of East Central Park in Davenport on July 24, 2005.
Arthur Rascon
Missing Person:
Arthur Rascon
Age at Report: 72
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: July 25, 2005
Arthur Rascon was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department on July 25, 2005. Few other details are available in his case.
Agnes Kennedy
Homicide:
Agnes Kennedy
51 YOA
1800 Block of West 8th St.
Davenport, Iowa
Scott County
December 22, 2007
Agnes Kennedy was found murdered in the north alley of the 1800 block of West 8th Street in Davenport on December 22, 2007.
Michael Delaney
Missing Person
Michael James Delaney
Age at Report: 49
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: July 3, 2008
Michael Delaney was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department on July 3, 2008. Police considered Delaney’s disappearance as “very suspicious” because he lived with his 17-year-old daughter and maintained contact with her many times a day.
Missing Person
Ms. Truong Ngoc
Age at Report: 69
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: July 2, 2009
Truong Ngoc was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department in Davenport, Iowa, on July 2, 2009. She was last seen wearing a black and blue dress.
Missing Person
Anthony Chance
Age at Report: 45
Weight: 160 lbs.
Height: 5’10″
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Brown
Sex: Male
Incident Type: Disability — physical / mental
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: March 25, 2012
Anthony Chance was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department in Davenport, Iowa, on March 25, 2012.
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