Johnny Joe Shields

Johnny Joe Shields (Courtesy Iowa Dept. of Public Safety)

Johnny Joe Shields

Missing Person

Age at Report: 32
DOB: February 12, 1956
Weight: 160 lbs.
Height: 5′ 06″
Race: White
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Incident Type: Involuntary disappearance
Missing From: Carter Lake, IA
Pottawattamie County
Case # 89-00081
NCIC Number: M-337585780
NamUs MP # 27996
Dental Records: Available
Missing Since: December 15, 1988

Johnny Joe Shields, who lived with his mother in Carter Lake, Iowa, was heard leaving the residence at 2 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 1988, and has never returned to his residence nor contacted his family.

Pottawattamie County in Iowa

Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County

The 32-year-old left personal belongings and his pickup truck behind, and was reported missing to the Carter Lake Police Department on Friday, December 16, 1988.

At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a 5-foot-6 white male weighing 160 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes, and wore a beard and mustache.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a plaid flannel shirt, white Nike tennis shoes and a blue down vest.

Shields was employed by the Ohio Fish Market in Omaha, and there has been no activity in his bank account since he went missing.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety has classified his disappearance as involuntary.

Dental information / charting is available and will be entered on NamUs at a later date.

Information Needed

If you have any information about the whereabouts of Johnny Joe Shields, please contact the Carter Lake Police Department at (712) 347-5920.

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5 Responses to Johnny Shields

Excuses excuses says:

May 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

This person is said to be Buried in a field that has lime in it….Southeast of Lakeside the junkyard… everybody in town knows the story including the police
wonder if a single Bucket of dirt has ever been lifted or what excuse they would have to why not…..

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Patrick Kerrigan says:

August 15, 2018 at 8:21 pm

A few nights ago, I came across a history of the Ohio Fish Market. It was an interesting story. However, the article mentioned that three homicides took place at the place. One of victims was identified as Johnny Joe Shields. It did not provide any details on how he supposedly died. Yet, the details appear to show that Mr. Shields, disapppeared from home, and not from work.

Also, someone with the same last name was born in Nebraska in 1938, and lived in Carter Lake, also in Bettendorf, Iowa, and Port Byron, Illinois. He died in Carter Lake, sometime after his namesake disappeared. I wonder if this was his father. Since, he was living with his mother.

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Patrick Kerrigan says:

August 10, 2018 at 10:11 pm

I was wondering if their any traumatic events that took place in his family or friends before he disappeared.

I wonder if was dealing with any type of stress connected with his job. Also, were there any noticeable changes in his demearnor in the days before he disappeared.

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Penny McDonnell says:

December 16, 2015 at 12:21 pm

Sending prayers and my heart and thoughts to the family and friends.

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Thomasine Neal says:

December 16, 2015 at 4:18 am

Prayers for the family

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