Nevada in Story County
Story County in Iowa
Sheila Collins
Homicide:
Sheila Jean Collins
18 YOA
Case # 68-00287
Near Nevada, Iowa
Story County (jurisdiction)
January 26, 1968
On Sunday, January 28, 1968, Sheila Jean Collins, 18, of Evanston, Ill., was found lying face-down in a ditch off a gravel road four miles east of Nevada, Iowa, about 20 miles east of Ames.
Miss Collins — an Iowa State University coed who was headed home for the weekend — had been strangled with a nylon cord knotted around her neck.
A father and son out fox hunting near the town of Colo in Story County found Collins’ body after the son spotted a foot in the shallow ditch.
If you have any information about Sheila Collins’ unsolved murder, please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010, e-mail dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us, or contact the Story County Sheriff’s Office at (515) 382-6566.
Baby Boy Infant
Est. Age: 0-12 mos.
Race: White/Caucasian
Nevada, IA
Story County
Hair Color: Red/Auburn
Case # 83-01277
Body Found: March 3, 1983
A red-headed newborn baby boy was discarded on a rural road in Story County, Iowa, on March 13, 1983. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, the medical examiner’s office could not determine the red-headed infant’s exact height, weight, or age.
If you have any information concerning this crime please contact the Story County Sheriff’s Office at (515) 382-6566 or the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner at (515) 725-1400.
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