Shirley Dene Carter Homicide – SOLVED Shirley Dene Carter 68 YOA 132 Perry Street Lacona, Iowa Marion County Investigating Agency: Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Agency Case Number: DCI 2015-033621 Date of Crime: June 19, 2015 Wrongful Death (Civil) Lawsuit Filed: Jan. 5, 2016 Civil Trial Verdict – Guilty: Dec. 15, 2017 Criminal Charges Filed: […]
SOLVED / CLOSED / CLEARED BY EXCEPTIONAL MEANS The cases listed below represent Iowa cold cases where arrests have been made since we first began tracking the state’s unsolved cases in December 2005. It includes cases where suspects have been convicted or acquitted, cases solved by exceptional means, and cases currently making their way through […]
Cold Case Arrests and Pending Trials NOTE: We make every effort to keep this list current, but trials are often continued for a number of reasons. If you’re aware of changes in a trial date, please email us at info@iowacoldcases.org. Thank you in advance. This page is currently being revised to include more arrests and […]
Courtesy photo Tama News-Herald Cora Ann Okonski Cora Ann Okonski Homicide — SOLVED 17 Years After Okonski’s disappearance, her fiancé, Tait Purk, is charged, tried, and convicted of first-degree murder; Judge goes on to overturn jury’s verdict; Purk retried and found guilty of second-degree murder, sentenced to 50 years in prison. VICTIM: Cora Ann Okonski […]
Susan Pearl Kersten Homicide ARREST MADE IN 20-YEAR-OLD HOMICIDE Suspect Enters Alford Plea The Victim: Susan Pearl (Bollinger) Kersten 38 YOA $7,000 reward for info in 1995 Iowa City murder,”Radio Iowa, November 15, 2007 “IC Area Crime Stoppers Joins Reward for Susan Kersten’s Murderer,” November 15, 2007 “Renewed Interest in Unsolved Murder Case in Johnson […]
Cold Cases in West Liberty, Iowa Homicide — Arrest Made Corey Lee Wieneke 22 YOA Route 1 West Liberty, IA (Muscatine County) Case # 92-08083 Crime Date: October 13, 1992 Arrest Date: May 31, 2018 Corey Wieneke, 22, was found bludgeoned to death in his rural West Liberty home on Tuesday, Oct. […]
Cold Cases in the News 25-year-old cold case of Iowa woman’s death stirs lingering questions, draws $10K reward for information July 21, 2021 | by Eric Ferkenhoff, Des Moines Register There is no question that something terrible happened to Laura Van Wyhe 25 years ago when the Iowa City woman’s body was found alongside a […]
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