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 […]
Randy Scott Dawson Homicide Randall “Randy” Scott Dawson 52 YOA 302 E. 10th St. Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County December 24, 2014 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Randall “Randy” Scott Dawson, 52, was shot multiple times at his Waterloo home on Christmas Eve, 2014. Waterloo police said officers and paramedics responded to […]
Ashley Downing Homicide Ashley Downing 77 YOA Westgate, Iowa Fayette County January 4, 1933 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Barely a year after his wife’s death, Ashley Downing, a 77-year-old chicken farmer, was shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1933, inside his rural Westgate home. Downing lived alone on a 240-acre farm about eight […]
Dariusz “Darek” Szczeponek Homicide Dariusz “Darek” Szczeponek 25 YOA Annie’s Launderette 819 Sycamore St. Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County Investigating Agency: Waterloo Police Department September 29, 1993 Information provided by Brice Lippert, Waterloo Police Department Black Hawk County in Iowa Waterloo in Black Hawk County Dariusz “Darek” Szczeponek, a 25-year-old University of Northern […]
Dennis Dwaine Washburn Undetermined Dennis Dwaine Washburn 69 YOA Edwards Street Near Longfellow Elementary School Waterloo, IA Black Hawk County Date of Death: June 5, 2014 Incident Date: May 25, 2014 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Dennis Dwaine Washburn — a 69-year-old United States Navy and Vietnam War veteran who didn’t […]
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 […]
Pottawattamie County in Iowa Oakland in Pottawattamie County Frank J. Eckels Homicide Frank J. Eckels 73 YOA Oakland Motel and Café Oakland, IA Pottawattamie County Shot: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1958 Died: Saturday, Dec. 6, 1958 Frank Johnston Eckels, 73, was shot and wounded during a holdup at his motel and café in […]
The above photo, courtesy W. Safford at findagrave.com, shows (as part of the photo) Henry Nurre’s birth-to-death years as 1914-1890. The correct birth year is 1814, but Iowa Cold Cases has kept the image intact as is customary when using from cited sources. John Bernard “Henry” Nurre Homicide John Bernard “Henry” Nurre 76 YOA Sugar […]
Cold Cases in Fayette County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Fayette 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 Ashley Downing 77 YOA Westgate, IA Fayette County January 4, […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County David Morris Homicide David Morris 68 YOA Morris Foods 2550 Maury Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1973-12106 February 22, 1973 On Thursday evening, February 22, 1973, David “Dave” Morris, 68, was shot in the back of the head behind the meat […]
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