Danville in Des Moines County

Danville in Des Moines County

Des Moines County

Des Moines County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Danville, Iowa

 

 

 

 

Mary Lange

Mary Lange

Homicide
Mary Bernice Lange
37 YOA
Burlington, IA (Des Moines County)
Case # 70-01291
December 17, 1970

Mary Bernice Lange — engaged in a bitter divorce with her husband Marvin — was found dead nine miles west of Burlington on December 17, 1970. The 37-year-old mother of three had been struck several times in the head and left to drown in Long Creek, a mere 15-minute drive in a path that led directly back to the couple’s farm.

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