Willie Junior Brocks

On February 15, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Willie Junior Brocks Homicide Willie Junior Brocks 49 YOA 400 block of 15th St. SE Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County November 27, 1999   Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing About 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, 1999, 49-year-old Willie Junior Brocks was found in front of a home in the 400 block of 15th […]

Jamar Magett

On February 15, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Jamar K. Magett Homicide Jamar K. Magett 19 YOA 1400 block of Fifth Ave. SE Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County May 10, 1999   Jamar Magett, 19, of Chicago, Ill., was shot in the forehead and chest while standing in the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 10, 1999. […]

Matt Pusateri

On February 15, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Matthew Pusateri Homicide Matthew Pusateri 26 YOA 800 Block of Sixth St. SW Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County November 12, 1988   Case summary by Jody Ewing Cab driver Matt Pusateri, 26, was shot in the head about 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 1988, while sitting in a Cedar Rapids parking lot. Pusateri, who worked […]

Naomi Wilson

On February 15, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Naomi Wilson Missing Person NAME: Naomi (Pollard) Wilson AGE AT REPORT: 32 YOA DOB: August 20, 1948 WEIGHT: 112 lbs. HEIGHT: 5’03” RACE: African American EYES: Brown HAIR: Black INCIDENT TYPE: Endangered / physical MISSING FROM: 1618 13th Ave. SE Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Cedar Rapids Police Department CASE NUMER: 81006770 NAMUS […]

Marlene Padfield

On February 14, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Lisbon High School Yearbook Marlene “Mickey” Padfield as a Junior at Lisbon High School. Marlene Ruth Padfield Homicide Marlene Ruth “Mickey” Padfield 17 YOA Hometown: Lisbon, IA Went Missing from: Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County Investigating Agency: Linn County Sheriff’s Office Date Reported Missing: Feb. 19, 1959 Body Found: April 29, 1959   […]

William Freimuth

On February 4, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Webster County in Iowa   Fort Dodge in Webster County William Henry Freimuth Homicide William Henry Freimuth 71 YOA Fawkes Standard Service Station Highway 20 Fort Dodge, Iowa Webster County DCI Case # 61-00355 February 16, 1961   William H. Freimuth, a 71-year-old Fort Dodge service station attendant, was shot in the back of the […]

Charles Plucar

On February 2, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Benton County in Iowa   Luzerne in Benton County Charles Albert Plucar Homicide Charles Albert Plucar 74 YOA 16th Avenue Road Luzerne, Iowa Benton County DCI Case # 77-00373 June 22, 1977   Courtesy Cedar Rapids Gazette BCI Agent Darwin Chapman removes evidence from a pillow taken from the home. Charles “Charlie” Albert Plucar, a […]

Martha Erickson

On January 30, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Laurie Rhiner Martha “Marty” Erickson Martha “Marty” D. Erickson Homicide Martha “Marty” Diane Erickson 47 YOA DCI Case # 95-13479 Avon Lake Avon, IA Polk County November 21, 1995 Case Summary by Jody Ewing On Tuesday evening, November 21, 1995 — just over one day before Thanksgiving — Martha “Marty” Erickson, 47, was murdered […]

Judith Weeks

On January 29, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Judith Kay Weeks Homicide — SOLVED Suspect Enters Alford Plea Judith Kay Weeks 44 YOA 1319 Second Ave. SE Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County April 4, 1999 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   UPDATE Courtesy photo AP/Iowa Dept. of Corrections Deshaun Lamonte Phillips, 34, was arrested in Shakopee, Minn., on Friday, August 16, 2013, […]

Laura Van Wyhe

On January 29, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

  Laura L. Van Wyhe Homicide Laura L. Van Wyhe 21 YOA From Iowa City, IA Johnson County Found along Missouri Highway 136 Near Kahoka, MO October 26, 1996 Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing At 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 1996, a truck driver found Laura Van Wyhe, 21, of Iowa City, alive […]