George Geary (Courtesy The Register)
George H. Geary, 40, had worked at the M & H service station in Des Moines for just one week when on an early Sunday morning, Jan. 13, 1963, someone shot him twice in the head at close range during an apparent robbery.
Two young men who stopped by the Keosauqua Way and Crocker Street station to buy cigarettes found Geary in the service station’s office.
Des Moines in Polk CountyStation Manager Al Van Ampting reported $252.15 missing from the cash register.
George Geary’s survivors included three sons: Bruce, Patrick and Joe.
When the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) established a Cold Case Unit in 2009, George Geary’s murder was one of about 150 cases listed on the Cold Case Unit’s new website as those the DCI hoped to solve using latest advancements in DNA technology.
Although federal grant funding for the DCI Cold Case Unit ran out in December 2011, the DCI continues to assign agents to investigate cold cases as new leads develop or as technological advances allow for additional forensic testing of original evidence.
The DCI remains committed to resolving Iowa’s cold cases and will continue to work diligently with local law enforcement partners to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice for the victims and their families.
If you have any information about George Geary’s unsolved murder please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4864, or the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or email dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
George had 3 sons. Bruce. Patrick and Joe. They never had the chance to enjoy a father.
Thank you for the information, Ralph. I’ve added it to George’s case summary.
All three sons are alive. Bruce and Patrick live in North Dakota. Joe lives in Mn. Who are you? Thanks
Jody. I just read your profile. Sorry for your lose. Thank you for what you do.
That’s sad. That’s not much money to kill for. Too bad someone is getting away with this.
This is terribly sad. But 53 years ago that would have been a signinficant amount of money for some compared to $250 today.
I agree. That would be the same as over $1750 in today’s dollars.
That’s true.
I hope and pray someone comes forward. Someone has to know something. Prayers to the families and friends.
Why focus on cases where the killers are most certainly dead. Work on cases that your able to bring the killer to justice.
How can You ask such a thing?The focus here is because George Cleary and others here on this site were Human beings. George was A Father, Husband, He was Somebodies Son. Maybe a great Friend and Coworker. He and his Family deserves justice. Noone deserves that.
It seems odd that ithis would be the one and only statement You have.