Wapello County in Iowa

Wapello County in Iowa

Blakesburg, Iowa

Blakesburg in Wapello County

Cold Cases in Blakesburg, Iowa

 

 

 

 

Robert Lee Ruby

Robert Lee Ruby

Undetermined
Robert Lee Ruby
54 YOA
Bidwell Coal Mine
Blakesburg, IA
Wapello County
January 11, 1936

Robert Ruby, a 54-year-old Blakesburg miner, fell 87 feet to his death on Saturday, January 11, 1936, down the shaft of the Bidwell Fuel Co. mine on the Henry Oswalt farm, one mile south of Christiansburg.

 

Dennison Stookesberry

Dennison Stookesberry

Missing Person
Dennison Stookesberry
Age at Report: 56
Missing From: Blakesburg, IA
Wapello County
Date Reported Missing: February 15, 1999

Dennison Stookesberry was reported missing to the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office in Ottumwa on February 15, 1999, after last being seen on Feb. 8. He left behind his four dogs, medication to treat his diabetes and heart problems, and his dinner still in the microwave oven. Authorities believe Stookesberry is deceased, and foul play is suspected in his disappearance.

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