Family and Friends Pay Tribute to Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates III Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates III — a Marine who fought in Operation Desert Storm — was a man who loved family and known for being the type of guy who’d help out older people. When he was shot and killed late evening on […]
Pottawattamie County in Iowa Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County Humberto Cortez Homicide Humberto Cortez 31 YOA Paxton & Vierling Steel Co. rail car Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County DCI Case # 96-06859 Body Found: June 21, 1996 On June 21, 1996, a partially decomposed male body was discovered in a rail car by […]
Johnny Joe Shields Missing Person Age at Report: 32 DOB: February 12, 1956 Weight: 160 lbs. Height: 5′ 06″ Race: White Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Incident Type: Involuntary disappearance Missing From: Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County Case # 89-00081 NCIC Number: M-337585780 NamUs MP # 27996 Dental Records: Available Missing Since: December 15, 1988 […]
Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates III Homicide Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates III 39 YOA Jump Start Conoco Station 109 Locust St. Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County PCSO Case File S07-012121 September 27, 2007 Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing Pottawattamie County in Iowa Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County Robert Bruce “Kip” Bates — […]
Cold Cases in Carter Lake, Iowa Johnny Joe Shields Missing Person Johnny Joe Shields Age at Report: 32 Date of Birth: Feb. 12, 1956 Missing From: Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County Case Number: 89-00081 NCIC Number: M-337585780 Missing Since: December 16, 1988 Johnny Joe Shields, 32, who lived with his mother in […]
A day seldom goes by that I don’t receive e-mail asking about an Iowa cold case, but occasionally one arrives that — before I’ve even clicked to open and read it — makes my heart skip a beat or two. They are the ones where I recognize the sender’s last name because it matches a […]
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