Calhoun County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Calhoun County, IA

*Please Note: The cases listed below are within Calhoun County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.

Valerie Peterson

Homicide:
Elna Maria “Valerie” Peterson
8 YOA
Manson, IA
Calhoun County
May 6, 1971

On May 6, 1971, eight-year-old Valerie Peterson was killed by a hit-and-run driver at 4 p.m. while riding her bicycle along the road at the Manson Lutheran Church.