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 […]

Amos Jellison

On January 21, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Benton County in Iowa   Blairstown in Benton County Amos Wesley Jellison Homicide Amos Wesley Jellison 74 YOA 306 Prospect St. NE Blairstown, IA Benton County DCI Case Number: 81-04503 August 2, 1981   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Amos Jellison, a 74-year-old former railroad employee, was bludgeoned to death in his Blairstown, […]

Luzerne

On October 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Luzerne, IA         Homicide Charles Plucar 74 YOA Luzerne, IA (Benton County) Case Number: 77-00373 June 22, 1977 On June 22, 1977, Charles Plucar was found dead in his home from gunshot wounds.

Benton County

On October 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Benton County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Benton 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 Myrtle Cook 51 YOA 703 Third Ave. Vinton, IA Benton […]

Homicides – 1970s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1970 – 1979) BY ERA: Up through 1899 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000 – present | Missing Persons The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1970 – 1979, and are listed in chronological […]