Tyrone Gilbert

On November 7, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Tyrone Gilbert Homicide Tyrone Gilbert 28 YOA 412 15th St. SE Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County June 21, 2001   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   On Thursday, June 21, 2001, Tyrone Gilbert, 28, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was shot to death after rapping on a neighborhood porch window to seek safety. Inside the […]

Linn County

On October 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Linn County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Linn County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.   Homicide Marlene Padfield 17 YOA Cedar Rapids, IA Linn County February […]

Cedar Rapids

On October 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Cedar Rapids, Iowa         *Please Note: Some of the cases listed below may fall under the Linn County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.   Homicide Marlene Padfield 17 YOA Cedar Rapids, IA Linn […]

Fred Coste: Unsolved Murder Hits 51 Years

On October 14, 2010, in Anniversaries, by Jody Ewing

  Frederick “Fred” Coste, 47, was found October 15, 1959, lying face-up in a pool of blood inside his loan interview cubicle at the Family Finance Corporation in Cedar Rapids where he worked. He had been punched in the left eye and then stabbed six times in the chest. Now more than a half-century cold, […]

Maureen Farley: Did her killer have a conscience?

On September 21, 2010, in Anniversaries, Rewards, The Families, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

As the eldest of seven siblings, Maureen Brubaker would babysit for her six younger siblings whenever their parents, David and Mary Ann Brubaker of Sioux City, Iowa, decided to go out. David and Mary Ann knew what a challenge that job could be, but always told the children they’d make it worth their while if […]

Judith Weeks: Loved, Missed, and Remembered

On July 19, 2010, in The Families, by Jody Ewing

Today’s blog is written by a person who knew and loved Judith Weeks and who hopes that someone will come forward with information to solve her tragic murder. If you have any details about this unsolved homicide, please contact the Cedar Rapids Police at 319-286-5375. My name is Buffy Gustafson and I am the girlfriend […]

Have You Seen Erin Pospisil?

On June 3, 2010, in Anniversaries, Missing Persons, by Jody Ewing

Nine years ago today, Erin Kay Pospisil vanished without a trace from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The 15-year-old Metro High School freshman was last seen getting into a dark-colored Chevrolet Cavalier with tinted rear windows in the 100 block of 12th Street SE on Sunday, June 3, 2001. Although Erin’s friends didn’t recognize the car, Erin seemed to […]

KCRG Features Iowa Cold Cases as part of series

On March 3, 2010, in Media, News, by Jody Ewing

Many thanks go out to KCRG-TV 9 (Cedar Rapids) Anchor/Reporter Ashley Hinson, who recently wrapped up a series on Iowa cold cases and took the time to meet with ICC’s Ms. Bowers. Cold Cases: Gone But Not Forgotten, Part I is the first in Ashley’s series and is a testament to the struggles and successes […]

Matt Pusateri: cab driver shot 21 years ago today

On November 12, 2009, in Anniversaries, by Jody Ewing

Nov. 12, 1988: Matt Pusateri, a cab driver for Yellow Cab in Cedar Rapids, IA, was shot in the head while sitting in his parked cab about 3 a.m. in a parking lot in the 800 block of Sixth Street SW. Police speculate that two assailants tried to rob Pusateri, 26, and when he refused […]

Six more victim pages added to ICC website

On April 13, 2009, in Missing Persons, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

In the last week or so, I’ve been able to get six more victim pages added to the Iowa Cold Cases website. Four are unsolved homicides and two are missing persons cases. More details are still needed for some — particularly the missing persons cases — and we hope to have that information soon. Brief overviews of each case […]