Cold Cases in Jefferson County

Jefferson County in Iowa

Cold Cases in Jefferson County, Iowa

Douglas “DJ” Shondel

Homicide
Douglas James “D.J.” Shondel II
21 YOA
100 N. 16th St.
Fairfield, Iowa
Jefferson County
March 11, 2001

Douglas “D.J.” Shondel II, 21, of Fairfield, Iowa, died Sunday, March 11, 2001 after sustaining a broken neck and head trauma injuries under suspicious circumstances. His pregnant girlfriend, Crystal Knight, and “friends” spent approximately two hours cleaning up the crime scene before contacting EMTs.

2 Responses to Jefferson County

Brody says:

February 13, 2018 at 9:12 pm

that address you put on there is community health center i have know clue if this is where this is supposed to be

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- Jody Ewing says:
  
  February 22, 2018 at 11:25 pm
  
  Thanks, Brody, for catching this. It should have been 100 (not 1000) N. 16th St. I’ve updated the address to reflect the changes. (The correct address was on Douglas Shondel’s case summary page here.) All best to you!
  
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