Neola

On March 25, 2024, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Neola, Iowa       Missing Person Joseph E. Riche Age at Report: 40 Case # S17-002561 Neola, Iowa Pottawattamie County (jurisdiction) Last Seen: October 12, 2012 Joseph Edward Riche, 40, allegedly left his residence in Neola, Iowa on the morning of October 12, 2012. There has been no social media presence […]

Joseph Riche

On March 24, 2024, in , by Jody Ewing

Joseph Edward Riche Missing Person Joseph Riche Age at Report: 40 YOA Hair Color: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 6′ 0″ – 6′ 2″ Weight: 200 – 260 lbs Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian NamUs Case # MP78328 Missing From: Neola, Iowa Pottawattamie County (Case Owner) Agency Case Number: S17-002561 DLC: October 12, 2012 Circumstances: […]

Guest Blog: I Never Knew You

On December 5, 2015, in Anniversaries, Guest Blogs, The Families, by Jody Ewing

Today’s guest blog post is written by Cindy Kraft-Chevalier, the niece of Council Bluffs Police Officer John L. Stephens. Stephens, 32, and Paul J. Rayer, 51, were shot and killed on Tuesday, December 5, 1967, during a robbery of “Club 64,” an upscale steakhouse about a half-mile east of Council Bluffs’ city limits where Stephens moonlighted […]

Paul Brule

On June 28, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Paul M. Brule Homicide Paul Michael Brule 30 YOA 2118 Sixth Avenue Council Bluffs, IA Pottawattamie County July 25, 1998   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Paul Michael Brule, a 30-year-old Council Bluffs, Iowa man who received $10,000 weekly payouts from lottery winnings, was slain in his Sixth Avenue home in the early morning […]

Oakland

On November 27, 2014, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Oakland, Iowa       Homicide Frank J. Eckels 73 YOA Oakland Motel and Café Oakland, IA Pottawattamie County December 3, 1958 Frank J. Eckels, 73, was shot and wounded during a holdup at his motel and café in Oakland, Iowa, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1958. Eckels died Saturday, Dec. 6, at […]

George Massouris

On January 20, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

George James Massouris Homicide George James Massouris 30 YOA Orchard Road near Highway 6 Council Bluffs, IA Pottawattamie County November 18, 1950   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing George James Massouris, a 30-year-old Union Pacific Railroad carman who worked part-time as a taxicab driver, was found dead in a ditch on the old Orchard […]

Robert Hatcher

On March 13, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Bob Hatcher (Courtesy KETV Channel 7) Robert Hatcher Homicide Robert Scott Hatcher 38 YOA Iowa Riverfront Trail Beneath Interstate 480 Bridge Council Bluffs, IA (jurisdiction) Pottawattamie County March 8, 2007   Pottawattamie County in Iowa   Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County   Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing On March 8, 2007, Robert Scott Hatcher, […]

Family and Friends Pay Tribute to Robert Bates

On March 6, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Family and Friends Pay Tribute to Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates III   Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates III — a Marine who fought in Operation Desert Storm — was a man who loved family and known for being the type of guy who’d help out older people. When he was shot and killed late evening on […]

Humberto Cortez

On February 24, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Pottawattamie County in Iowa   Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County Humberto Cortez Homicide Humberto Cortez 31 YOA Paxton & Vierling Steel Co. rail car Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County DCI Case # 96-06859 Body Found: June 21, 1996   On June 21, 1996, a partially decomposed male body was discovered in a rail car by […]