Cold Cases in Cherokee County, Iowa

Cherokee County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Cherokee County, Iowa

Homicide:
Dung Kim Truong
37 YOA
Case # 97-12883
Washta, Iowa
Cherokee and Ida Counties
Went Missing: September 22, 1997
Body Found: November 27, 1997

On November 27, 1997, a decomposed body was found at the Washta Access south of Washta, Iowa. The victim was identified as Dung Kim Truong, who had been reported missing on September 22, 1997. He was last seen leaving the Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, around 6:30 p.m. with an unknown Asian male.

One Response to Cherokee County

Leif says:

October 23, 2019 at 2:20 am

Although the 1950 slashing death of Neva Andrews of Cherokee was never positively determined a homicide, there seems ample reason to infer E.M. Lyman was involved.

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