Iowa County in Iowa

Iowa County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Amana, Iowa

 

 

Karen Streed

Karen Streed

Homicide
Karen Theresa Streed
21 YOA
Amana, IA
Iowa County
Case # 71-00703
Went Missing: October 18, 1971
Body Found: October 24, 1971

On Sunday, October 24, 1971, Karen Theresa Streed, 21, was found dead in the old Amana millrace canal located between West Amana and South Amana, Iowa, in Iowa County. She had been missing one week and had been shot four times in the head.


Rose Burkert

Roger Atkison

Roger Atkison

Double Homicide
Rose Z. Burkert, 22
Roger E. Atkison, 32
Case # 80-06274
Amana Holiday Inn
Williamsburg, Iowa
Iowa County
September 12, 1980

On Saturday, September 13, 1980, the chopped up bodies of Rose Burkert, 22, and Roger Atkison, 32, both of St. Joseph, Missouri, were discovered in a motel room at the Amana Holiday Inn in Iowa County. A motel manager discovered the bodies about 1 p.m. on Saturday when the occupants missed the noon deadline for checking out of the motel.

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