Wendel Clark

On February 22, 2019, in , by Jody Ewing

Wendel Clark Homicide Wendel Clark 30 YOA 10 block of Fourth Avenue Northwest Fort Dodge, Iowa Webster County October 7, 2015   Wendel Clark, 30, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, of two gunshot wounds after being shot in the driver’s seat of his car about a block from his home. The […]

Thecla Gerken

On December 10, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Sioux City Journal Thecla M. Gerken Thecla Gerken Homicide Thecla M. Gerken 23 YOA Corner of Ninth & Jones streets Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County June 27, 1917   Information Courtesy the Sioux City Journal, the Dyersville Commercial, and a compendium of newspaper clippings researched and written by Tom Larson. The story, in brief:  […]

Fairfield

On December 4, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Fairfield, Iowa         Homicide Douglas James “D.J.” Shondel II 21 YOA 1000 N. 16th St. Fairfield, Iowa Jefferson County March 11, 2001 Douglas “D.J.” Shondel II, 21, of Fairfield, Iowa, died Sunday, March 11, 2001 after sustaining a broken neck and head trauma injuries under suspicious circumstances. His pregnant […]

5 Lost Birthdays

On October 4, 2016, in Anniversaries, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

We all love celebrating birthdays, especially (these days) on Facebook. We send all sorts of good wishes, emojis of birthday cakes and big “Happy Birthday!” images, and tell our friends and loved ones we wish them another great or exciting or successful next year. When I last updated the ICC homepage, I couldn’t help but […]

Terry Page

On October 4, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Des Moines County in Iowa   Burlington in Des Moines County Terry Lee Page Homicide Terry Lee Page 36 YOA 1205 Franklin Street Burlington, IA Des Moines County Investigating Agency: Burlington Police Department June 25, 2013   Terry Lee Page, 36, of Burlington, Iowa, was shot and killed outside his 1205 Franklin Street residence on […]

Robert Ruby

On September 18, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Robert Lee Ruby Undetermined Robert Lee Ruby 54 YOA Bidwell Coal Mine Blakesburg, Iowa Wapello County January 11, 1936   Case information provided by Mr. Ruby’s great-granddaughter, Linda Jones   Wapello County in Iowa   Blakesburg in Wapello County Robert Ruby, a 54-year-old Blakesburg miner, fell 87 feet to his death on Saturday, January 11, […]

Anna Wiese

On August 25, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Anna “Annie” Wiese Homicide NAME: Anna “Annie” Wiese AGE: 20 CITY: Green Mountain in Vienna Township (now located in Marion Township) COUNTY: Marshall County DATE OF DEATH: August 26, 1893   Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, 1893, someone brutally attacked Anna “Annie” Wiese, 20, of Vienna Township in Marshall County, Iowa, as she […]

Keara Coshow

On July 10, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Keara Lee Coshow Homicide Name: Keara Lee Coshow Age: 3 years, 10 months Crime Location: Hill Top Motel 1303 Summit St. Red Oak, Iowa Montgomery County Case #: 79-07361 Date of Death: July 12, 1979 Cause of Death: Neurogenic shock / burns to entire body   Case Summary credits: Janet Franson, Sandra Coshow, Bernadette Coshow, […]

Evelyn Resh

On June 19, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Montgomery County in Iowa   Red Oak in Montgomery County Evelyn Resh Homicide Evelyn Resh 87 YOA 400 E. Coolbaugh St. Red Oak, Iowa Montgomery County September 16, 1997   Evelyn Resh, 87, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1997 after someone deliberately set fire to the Red Oak apartment house where she lived alone. Her death […]

Helping Catch Bad Guys

On June 10, 2016, in Media, News, The Families, by Jody Ewing

 Ron Novak’s unsolved 1983 murder was one  of more than 50 cases featured by the Iowa  Newspaper Association and participating  newspapers across the state. The past, present, and future are inexorably linked, and nowhere has that been more clear than in the last year during our partnership with the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) and its […]