Polk County in Iowa
West Des Moines in Polk County
Johnny Gosch
Missing Person:
Johnny Gosch
12 YOA
Missing From: West Des Moines, IA
Case # 82-04613
Missing Since: September 5, 1982
On September 5, 1982, Johnny Gosch left his home to work his Des Moines Register paper route. What happened after that has been the subject of speculation. Five witnesses saw and spoke to a man who they say approached and kidnapped the boy.
Mariana Redrovan
Homicide
Mariana Redrovan
15 YOA
West Des Moines, IA
Polk County
Case # 98-00744
January 23, 1998
On Friday, January 23, 1998, Ecuadorian immigrant Mariana Redrovan, 15, was stabbed to death in a room at the West Des Moines Walnut Creek Inn where she worked as a housekeeper. A supervisor found Redrovan’s body in a guest room.
Ashley Okland
Homicide
Ashley Okland
27 YOA
558 Stone Creek Court
West Des Moines, IA
Dallas County
April 8, 2011
Ashley Okland, a 27-year-old Iowa Realty agent, was shot twice and killed shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2011, while working inside a West Des Moines model townhouse.
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